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News Hitman PS4's Convoluted Release Schedule Changes Again
Now fully episodic
Could someone put a contract on the suit who thought that staggering Hitman's PlayStation 4 release was a good idea? The game looks like a real return to form – seriously, we're excited for it – but its rollout seems to get worse and worse. Originally, publisher Square Enix suggested that the game would employ a service-like...
News Life Is Strange Beats the Bullies with Charity Hashtag
#EverydayHeroes
For this author, Life Is Strange was at its absolute best when it was dealing with everyday issues, and Square Enix has recognised that as part of an all-new charity drive. Using the name of the adventure's in-game photography contest, #EverydayHeroes encourages fans to share stories on social media about how they overcame bullying...
News Dragon Quest Heroes II Mashes More Monsters Later This Year in Japan
We could be heroes
Dragon Quest Heroes II is back for more monster madness later this year, as a 27th May 2016 release date has been confirmed for Japan. This probably means that we'll be seeing it before the end of the year if the sequel does indeed make it overseas. The action role-playing game is charging onto PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and...
News Don't Expect Dragon Quest XI on PS4 Until Late 2017
Here in the West, at least
All that we've seen of Dragon Quest XI so far is a nice looking tech demo, and for that reason, we've always assumed that the finished product is a long way off. It comes as no surprise, then, that Square Enix has put a tentative May 2017 launch window on the game - and that's only for Japan. The publisher is actually...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Cater to All Kinds of Players with Different Battle Modes
Your call, Noct
It's about time that we got some semi-decent Final Fantasy XV info, so we're glad that the official forums have thrown out some fresh details. As it turns out, the upcoming role-playing game won't have difficulty settings. Instead, the title's battle system will feature different gameplay modes that you can switch between depending...
News Final Fantasy XIII's Lightning Is a Louis Vuitton Fashion Model Now
Fabula, darling
That noise that you can hear is the sound of a thousand Push Square readers collectively grinding their teeth. Lightning, the protagonist of Square Enix's divisive Final Fantasy XIII story arc, has "agreed" – that's what the press release says – to become the face of the latest Louis Vuitton fashion line. Better than being a...
News Final Fantasy XV Is 'Not Going to Be a Love Story'
Stop the sop
Mainline Final Fantasy games have always been emotionally charged - even if they're a little heavy handed at times - and Final Fantasy XV will likely be no different. However, speaking with Examiner, ever-talkative director Hajime Tabata has stated that the upcoming role-playing release is "not going to be a love story". "That's not...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Release in 2016, Square Enix Confirms
Finally
A demo, over 100 articles, and a decade later, Final Fantasy XV will finally release in 2016. Square Enix has posted a New Year blog from director Hajime Tabata which confirms the news, stating that the development team's now moving into the final phase of production, where it will focus all of its "effort and willpower" into completing the...
News Could Rise of the Tomb Raider Plunder PS4 Earlier Than Expected?
PC launch due in January
It seems that Rise of the Tomb Raider will launch on the PC in January, perhaps saving the game's sales blushes after a disastrous Xbox exclusive release. This is consistent with Square Enix's comments that the PC edition would deploy in "early 2016" – but it seems sooner than even we anticipated. Could the company's...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Be Fully Voiced
Gulp
Final Fantasy VII Remake will ditch the text boxes of the original game, opting for fully-voiced presentation instead, Square Enix has announced. The publisher was chatting with Dengeki PlayStation magazine, and revealed a few more details about the hotly anticipated re-imagining, which will spawn its own series consisting of several full games...
News Point Your Pickaxes at an Hour of Dragon Quest Builders PS4 Gameplay
Bricks and mortar
Square Enix must be rubbing its paws in anticipation of the release of Dragon Quest Builders in Japan next month, because Minecraft: PS Vita Edition's success in the nation has proven that there's a market for block busters in the East – the genre just needs a little old-school RPG brand power to take it to the next level...
News Show Some Integrity and Watch Star Ocean 5's New Trailer
My God, it's full of stars
The Japanese role-playing game revolution is real – and leaving this author flustered on a bizarrely busy Saturday morning. Jump Festa 2015 has delivered a new Star Ocean 5 trailer, but with editor Robert Ramsey enjoying his final few days off, it's down to this clueless scribe to tell you about it. Erm, cheesy pop...
News World of Final Fantasy Lands Cute and Colourful PS4, Vita Trailer
D'aww
Square Enix's cutesy role-playing spin-off World of Final Fantasy has fashioned an all-new trailer out of the ongoing Jump Festa 2015, showing off more familiar faces in chibi form. In the clip, we get a glimpse of Faris Scherwiz, Yuna, and Sherlotta. And yes, we totally stole that information from elsewhere. Duh! This honestly looks like a...
News Warm Your Kingdom Hearts with 5 Minutes of PS4 Footage
Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 feature in new trailer
This author practically waited all day for the promised Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts HD II.8: Final Chapter Prologue [Bleurgh – Ed] footage to emerge, so it's no surprise that it was released while we went for a nap. Nevertheless, we're wide awake now – wielding our...
News Kingdom Hearts III PS4 Trailer to Bring Joy This Christmas
The annoyingly named II.8 also in on the fun
It's time to go quackers: Santa will be sucking in his stomach and slipping down your chimney in order to deliver a new Kingdom Hearts III trailer today. Presumably this will be an extended version of the grainy Buzz Lightyear teaser that hit the online airwaves earlier in the week. We're Sora excited to...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake's First Scenario Is Finished
SOLDIERing along
According to Famitsu magazine, the "scenario" for the first part of Final Fantasy VII Remake is complete. What this actually means is anyone's guess, but we'd wager that Square Enix is referring to the story and game design – not the actual development. The report does continue, however, that the team has been receiving advice...
News Salivate Over Seven Seconds of Kingdom Hearts III PS4 Gameplay
Someone call Star Command
It's a hard knock life being a Kingdom Hearts fan, so when seven seconds of the series' forthcoming PlayStation 4 sequel arrive – well, you need to cling on to them for dear life. The off-screen clip has emerged out of D23 Expo Japan 2015, which was actually held in Tokyo last month. In it, we see footage of a Buzz...
Review Final Fantasy VII (PS4)
All 7 fever
The game that made Final Fantasy a household name, Final Fantasy VII is now available on the PlayStation 4. Originally released in 1997, this is a straight port of the enhanced PC version, which boasts slightly better visuals and some tweaked dialogue. What's more, the title's return to PlayStation allows for full Trophy support, and...
News Square Enix: No One Wants a Condensed Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4
"We like delivering surprises"
We're not sure that many of you expected to see actual gameplay from Final Fantasy VII Remake at the PlayStation Experience, but that's what we got. Given the recent history of the Final Fantasy saga and Square Enix's supposed inability to develop any new titles within a reasonable amount of time, we had a horrible gut...
News Crisis Averted, Final Fantasy VII Remake 'Episodes' Will Each Be Full-Sized Games
Put down your oversized swords for now
And breathe. Earlier today, it was revealed that Final Fantasy VII Remake on PlayStation 4 won't be one game, and the Internet basically imploded. However, it seems as though our greatest fears have since been laid to rest thanks to a statement to Kotaku from publisher Square Enix. Yes, the tit
Reaction We Launch Our Limit Breaks on Episodic Final Fantasy VII Remake Reports
Squaaaaaaaare!
So, Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't going to be one game. The news rocked the very foundation of the Push Square office earlier today, but even though we're still reeling from the shock, we've managed to get editors Sammy Barker and Robert Ramsey together to have a good old rant about the whole thing. You can read their bewildered,...
News Uh-Oh! Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Be Episodic on PS4
Will not be a single game
Here's one way to utterly destroy all of the hype that Square Enix built surrounding Final Fantasy VII Remake this weekend: the game will be episodic – or something. News comes courtesy of shaky translations from Dengeki Online, but what we know for definite is that the game will be released in multiple parts – you...
PSX 2015 Final Fantasy VII's PS4 Port Has Cheat Modes
Should get you out of any Strife
Many people were extremely happy yesterday, as Final Fantasy VII's straight PlayStation 4 port – not the remake – was released onto the PlayStation Store. As well as catering to people's nostalgia, a Reddit thread has revealed that there are many built-in cheat modes present in the game. A click of the right...
PSX 2015 Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Not Be Completely Action-Based
Will maintain strategic element
The new trailer may have had its fair share of real-time combat, but Final Fantasy VII Remake won't be entirely action-based according to producer Yoshinori Kitase. Speaking as part of a new video on PlayStation's official YouTube channel, the veteran explained that while more active battle systems are the rage right...
PSX 2015 This Final Fantasy VII PS4 Theme Will Give You Tingles
Cloud would be proud
Grab Final Fantasy VII on PlayStation 4 - which released earlier today - and you'll also nab a lovely looking theme for your console. As you can see, we've included the theme's two background pictures in this very article. It doesn't just look great, though - it also sounds superb. Alongside a piano-based version of the title's...
PSX 2015 You Can Buy Final Fantasy VII PS4 Right Now on PSN
Cloudy with a chance of more Cloud
In a move that many of you will have no doubt saw coming, the PSone to PC port of Final Fantasy VII was released on the PlayStation 4 PlayStation Store during Sony's PlayStation Experience press conference. The game is currently available to download right now in North America, but there's no sign of it just yet in...
PSX 2015 Final Fantasy VII Remake Looks Incredible in Brand New PS4 Gameplay
Blockbuster sword
Sony's second segment of the PlayStation Experience came courtesy of a brand new Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer, which, believe it or not, actually featured gameplay. Yep, you read that right - actual, genuine PlayStation 4 gameplay. Showcasing some Midgar madness, we get to see the AVALANCHE gang, accompanied by new-gen Cloud,...
PSX 2015 Final Fantasy VII Port Rated for PS4 by PEGI
Fat Princess Adventures, too
We already know that a batch of PlayStation 2 games will release on the PlayStation 4 later today, but could Final Fantasy VII join them? The PC port of the PSone hit has been rated for Sony's new-gen system by European firm PEGI
News Wait, Final Fantasy XV's Development Is Actually Going Great Right Now?
Some good news from Japan
Let's face it: you can't help but be cynical of Final Fantasy XV when you've been waiting for the game for almost a decade - and we're guilty of this, too. Time and time again, we've written articles on the title's seemingly limited progress while sighing deeply, wondering if we'll ever actually get to play the darn thing...
News Star Ocean 5 Delays Its Adventures on PS4, PS3
The stars aren't out tonight
Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness has been looking pretty promising lately, so it's a bit of a shame to hear that it's been delayed in Japan. The role-playing game, which features hectic, action-based combat, was previously slated for release on the 25th February, but the launch date's now been pushed back to the...
Round Up Just Cause 3 PS4 Reviews Go Loud
Rico arena
Just Cause 3 brings a bomb or two to sedate tropical island Medici this week – but are critics blown away by its boisterous open world action? Our review code was sent incredibly late – surprise, surprise – but our field operative Alex Stinton has been playing the retail version, and reckons that while Avalanche's latest offers more...
Hands On Has Just Cause 3 on PS4 Blown Us Away?
Where does he get those wonderful toys?
The Just Cause series has always done insane spectacle better than anyone, but with Avalanche Studios having already gone pretty much as big as you can go in Rico Rodriguez's first two outings, how do you up the ante yet again? Based on the first few hours playing Just Cause 3 the answer appears to be: you...
News Oi Square, Where's Our Final Fantasy XV PS4 Controller?
Green with envy
In a move that makes almost no sense - to us, at least - Square Enix is partnering with Microsoft to release a special edition Final Fantasy XV Xbox One controller. It'll soon be available to pre-order in Asia. Sporting a sleek look and some nice little details, it's an attractive pad - it's just a shame that the PlayStation nation...
News Final Fantasy VII PS4 Trophies Unleash Their Limit Break
Seven heaven
Final Fantasy VII's roster of Trophies have leaked online – but don't get too excited yet. These trinkets are not for the recently announced remake, but for the PlayStation 4 port of the PC port of the PSone classic. Confused? This is the version that Square E
News Sony Constructs a Custom PS4 for Dragon Quest Builders
Sublime craft
Here's a prediction for you: Dragon Quest Builders is going to sell gangbusters when it releases on various PlayStation platforms in Japan next year. It makes sense, then, for Sony to prepare a custom PlayStation 4 console to capitalise on the release. Sadly, unlike Dragon Quest Heroes' silver SKU, this one comes in bog standard black...
News Would You Be Happy with Another Final Fantasy XV Demo?
Because you might be getting one
The never-ending saga continues. Final Fantasy XV is supposed to be launching at some point next year on PlayStation 4, but it's been a while since we've seen or heard anything new regarding the highly anticipated role-playing release. Until now, that is. According to Chinese website VGTime, director Hajime Tabata...
News It Sounds Like You'll Need Just Cause 3's Day One Patch on PS4
Thankfully it's not huge
Just Cause 3 is out there in the hands of the public right now, five days before its official launch date. This is due to some retailers breaking the rules, which in itself is a bit crap, but at the same time, it means that details on the game's day one patch have been outed. VG24/7 have gone ahead and posted the update...
News 60 Minutes of Just Cause 3 Gameplay Tells You Everything You Need to Know
Boomtown
Just Cause 3 is the one game that we're waiting on before we begin our Game of the Year coverage here at Push Square. Rico Rodriguez's latest explosion filled escapade is undoubtedly going to be a fun ride - but if you're not entirely sold on this particular brand of sandbox madness, we'd suggest watching the video that we've embedded...
News This Dissidia Trailer Reminds Us That We Need a Final Fantasy XII Remaster
Oh, and Tidus is here, too
Despite arguably being the least interesting character in the game that he hails from, Vaan has made the cut in Dissidia Final Fantasy. The wannabe sky pirate appears to use a somewhat varied moveset that includes sword and spell attacks, all while he continues to prance around in nothing but a vest. Still, it's got us...
News Just Cause 3 Is the One Game That Doesn't Really Need a CG Trailer
You can do all this in the game anyway
Strikes us as a bit weird, this: Just Cause 3 has a new trailer, and most of it is CG. Now, we're not totally against CG trailers - they can be downright stunning when done right - but let's face it: Just Cause 3 certainly isn't the type of game that needs one. Rico Rodriguez's latest adventure is already...
News Squall Slices onto the Scene in Dissidia Final Fantasy
Whatever
Sorry Cloud, we were sure that we'd want to main you in Dissidia Final Fantasy, but after seeing Squall's trailer, we're not so sure. The sulky Final Fantasy VIII protagonist attacks with rapid gunblade strikes in order to keep enemies under constant pressure. Plus, look at that jacket - it's pure style. Once again, we're now stuck praying...
News Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Gets Slapped with a Hefty Delay
Augment your way out of that one
Well, we always thought that early 2016 was too good to be true. As Mirror's Edge Catalyst's retreat has already shown, the period is absolutely packed with new releases - and today, we're sad to report that we have another casualty in this war for your hard earned money. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has been hit with a...
News You'll Want to Main Cloud After Watching This Dissidia Final Fantasy Trailer
PS4 port, anyone?
We've been saying it for a while now, but Dissidia Final Fantasy looks bloody brilliant. The brawler, which features characters of all shapes and sizes from Square Enix's staple role-playing series, only exists as a Japanese arcade game at this point - but it's basically running on PlayStation 4 hardware. In other words, the...
News Hell Yes We'd Play a Final Fantasy or Persona Warriors Game
Don't stop at Dragon Quest
What property would you like to see Koei Tecmo adapt into a Warriors game? This is the question that Japanese magazine Famitsu put before its readers, and the results are in. Topping the poll was Touken Ranbu Online - which is sadly lost on us since it's a Japanese browser game. We can only really start to comment when we...
News Feast Your Eyes on a Few More Dissidia Final Fantasy Clips
Cloud nine
Did the recent Warrior of Light clip taken from Dissidia Final Fantasy light up your life? Well, perhaps you'd enjoy a little more footage from the forthcoming arcade release. This time we get a look at the Onion Knight and Firion in action. Hurry up and announce a PlayStation 4 port, Square Enix – we need this in our lives!
News Are You Cereal? Life Is Strange Warps to Retail This January
Max power
Gaming's greatest ever teen drama Life Is Strange will travel through time to retail store shelves starting 19th January in North America and 22nd January in Europe. The limited edition boxset – available on the PlayStation 4 but not the PlayStation 3 – will come with the complete first season on Blu-ray, as well as a 32-page artbook,...
News Wow, Star Ocean 5 Has Come a Long Way in Just a Few Months on PS4
Over 40 minutes of new PS4 gameplay
The first time that we saw Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness, it looked as though it was a long way from being finished - so it's nice to see that developer tri-Ace has made a lot of progress over the last few months. In fact, the game's looking pretty great right now on the PlayStation 4, as evidenced by...
News Dissidia Final Fantasy Looks Absolutely Fantastic
Light our darkest hour
Why hasn't Dissidia Final Fantasy been announced for the PlayStation 4 yet? The game – which will launch in Japanese arcades later this month – is being built using hardware based on Sony's new-gen system, so it'll surely be a lock for the format in the future. We hope so anyway, because as this character trailer p
News Final Fantasy VII Composer Not Returning for PS4 Remake
Anxiety
This is the kind of news that we'd expect to find Under the Rotting Pizza: Final Fantasy VII composer Nobuo Uematsu will not be returning to score the title's forthcoming PlayStation 4 remake. Asked by French website Jeux Video whether he'll be involved with the hotly anticipated project, he simply responded: "Not at all." Let the Battles B
News Hella Hype! Life Is Strange 2 Sort of Confirmed
Happy emoji
Here's a snippet that should have you dancing like Dana in her dorm room: Life Is Strange 2 has sort of been confirmed. Speaking as part of a French interview with Alchimy.info, DONTNOD co-founder Alain Damasio revealed that he worked on scripts for th
