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Wednesday17th Dec 2025
Talking Point With Expedition 33 Winning Best Indie Game, What Does 'Indie' Mean to You?
An old debate returns
What does "indie game" really mean these days? Questions about this terminology have been circulating for years, but as the video game landscape evolves, they return every so often as people continue to wrestle with it. Cut to The Game Awards 2025, where — among many others — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 picked up the...
Black sheep?
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella has once again provided a breakdown of the USA's video game market, this time for the month of November, and it makes for interesting reading regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The good news for Activision is the FPS continues the series' streak of being the bestselling game in its launch month...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed Indefinitely, Drops Co-Op Multiplayer
Don't know when it'll be back
Terminator Survivors, a survival action game from Nacon, has been indefinitely delayed. The last we heard was that the game was planned for release in 2025, but seeing as there's about two weeks to go, that's not happening. In a statement on the game's Steam page, developer Nacon Studio Milan announces the delay, with...
News Just Like Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers Is Going to Destroy Your Free Time
Careful out there
Developer Poncle is following up its brilliantly compelling bullet heaven game Vampire Survivors with something slightly different, but it looks no less addictive. Vampire Crawlers, announced earlier this year, is a dungeon-crawling, deck-building spin on the original, and in this new gameplay trailer, it looks like it has just as...
Got your card
Credit where credit’s due: Capcom has been doing a wonderful job of making many of its classic titles available on modern hardware. Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection is next in its preservation effort, bringing seven Nintendo DS titles to the PS5 and PS4 on 27th March. That date appears to have been leaked by Sony, because at...
News Sony Makes PS5 Music Video with Award-Winning Korean Girl Group QWER
No fake idols detected
Fresh from scooping the best band gong at this year’s Asia Artist Awards, rising Korean stars QWER have been signed by Sony to promote PS5 this Christmas. A brief trailer shows the gals powering up a DualSense and exchanging holiday gifts, before a magical blue ticket flies past the screen with the message: “Be Happy...
News Divinity Dev's Comments on Generative AI Trigger a Total Social Media Sh*tstorm
"Holy f*ck, guys"
Wow, if you were on social media overnight, you’ll have witnessed an unholy sh*tstorm surrounding comments made by Larian gaffer Swen Vincke. As part of a much bigger Bloomberg interview – where he confirmed the new Divinity game will be turn-based and released potentially sooner than expected – he commented on his com
Tuesday16th Dec 2025
News 'The Majority of the Studio's on It': Bethesda Gives an Update on The Elder Scrolls 6
"It's progressing really well"
Can you remember when The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced? Do you remember what year that was? We'll give you a second to guess. The game was announced during Bethesda's E3 2018 showcase with a very brief CG teaser. Yep, that was over seven years ago, and we've seen nothing of the project since. At the time, we wrote...
News Sucker Punch Enters a New Era as Co-Founder Brian Fleming Departs
New studio heads confirmed
In a move that seems to have been planned behind-the-scenes for quite some time, Sucker Punch co-founder Brian Fleming has announced his departure from the Seattle-based studio after three decades of service. The bigwig has overseen the creation of legendary PlayStation series such as Sly Cooper, inFAMOUS, and most...
News 'This Is Going to Be Us Unleashed': Divinity Is Baldur's Gate 3 Dev at Its 'Next Level'
It will be a turn-based game
Larian Studios is talking a big game with its next RPG, Divinity. After hitting the mainstream with Baldur's Gate 3, at over 20 million copies sold, the developer is only aiming to make even bigger titles. It sees Divinity as such a significant leap, in fact, that it's describing the project as Larian Studios at its...
News Pragmata Seemingly Off to a Strong Start as It's Added to Over 1 Million Wishlists Worldwide
Are you day one?
A game’s success will pretty much always be determined by how many copies it sells, and subsequently how much money it makes its publisher. But these days, a good place for a title to start is by being added to a potential customer’s wishlist. And Capcom has announced today that its upcoming hack-‘em-up Pragmata has already...
News Mobile Ratchet & Clank Game Expands to New Regions as Testing Continues
In range(r)
While you may find the rollout of smartphone shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble a little odd, it’s not all that unusual for mobile games. The spin-off has been available in the Philippines for a little time already, but is now rolling out in several Nordic countries, including Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. This will...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Finally Gets New Finisher Animations in Patch 1.1.7, Out Now
Killer moves
Patch 1.1.7 for Assassin's Creed Shadows has dropped just in time for the holidays. It's available to download now on PS5, weighing in at around 4.5GB. In truth, this isn't the kind of update that makes sweeping changes to the open world adventure — but it does include something that players have been asking after for months: new...
News Dead Island 3 Officially Confirmed in the Least Interesting Way Possible
Won't be out for a while
Developer Dambuster Studios, the team behind the surprisingly solid Dead Island 2, has now confirmed Dead Island 3 is in development. Having already teased a new instalment in the series earlier this year, the developer has now made it official, albeit with the least fanfare one could imagine. The news comes via a
News These 4 PS Plus Games Will Leave the Service in January 2026
Farewell, Kazuma Kiryu
The final update for PS Plus goes live today, and is already available in some territories, which means we now also have the list of PS5, PS4 titles leaving the service in January 2026. The following four games leave PS Plus Extra on 20th January 2026, as per the Last Chance to Play section: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man...
News Praise Be! Cult of the Lamb's Massive Expansion Woolhaven Launches Very Soon on PS5, PS4
Year of the lamb
Devolver Digital and Massive Monster have announced a release date for Cult of the Lamb's upcoming expansion pack, Woolhaven. The paid DLC will be available on PS5 and PS4 from 22nd January, 2026, meaning it's just over a month away. It seems like it's a very robust expansion, too. "Almost doubling" the base game, according to...
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Mega Title Update 4 Out Now on PS5
Thank Gog for that
Weighing in at a chunky 8.9GB on PS5, Title Update 4 for Monster Hunter Wilds is available to download now. This is arguably the game's biggest update yet, as it attempts to expand and improve the experience pretty much across the board. There's a new creature to fight — the elder dragon Gogmazios — the endgame grind has...
News Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
A scourge on history
Bandai Namco seems to be one of the few publishers willing to entrust its catalogue to Sony’s emulation efforts, but the catch is its titles are launching without Trophies. PS2 fighting game all-timer SoulCalibur 3 – which is absolutely superb, despite its legacy being overshadowed by its immediate predecessor – is the...
News PS Plus Game Skate Story's Latest Update Aims to Fix Egregious PS5 Pro Issues
Smooth riding
Skate Story launched on PS5 earlier this month, and when it did, it landed straight into the PS Plus Extra game catalogue, meaning it fell into the hands of a lot of players. Obviously that's a great thing for developer Sam Eng, but it was quickly discovered that the game had pretty severe problems on PS5 Pro. While the game runs...
News Yakuza Dev 'Exploring a Solution' for Botched Kiwami PS5 Upgrade
"It will take some more time"
It’s been over a week since Yakuza Kiwami re-released on the PS5, and we finally have an update on the game’s botched upgrade path. For those who don’t know, anyone who owns the original digitally on the PS4 is supposed to be eligible for a $1.99 upgrade. But it doesn’t work, and SEGA has been silent about the...
News December 2025 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
The last one for 2025
The final PS Plus refresh of 2025 — and more specifically for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium — has arrived, adding nine additional PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to the top two tiers of the service. The games are available to download now in the UK and across Europe, and will roll out to
News An Open World Spaghetti Western Survival Game for PS5? Sign Us the Hell Up Right Now
Kickstarter planned for early 2026
We’ve always had a soft spot for Western games, long before Red Dead Redemption made the genre mainstream. One title that always sticks with us is GUN on the PS2, an underappreciated title which actually pre-dated Red Dead Redemption by a few years. (Yes, we know there was Red Dead Revolver, but that was a very...
"The team is pushing forward"
The announcement of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is one of the most memorable moments of 2025. But after a pretty positive first closed beta, enthusiast opinion on the PS5 and PC brawler is beginning to sour. Dig into any hardcore circles and you’ll see a lot of criticism pointed at the Sony published game, with...
News Silent Hill F's Konatsu Kato Models New PlayStation Drip from Japanese Street Fashion Brand
Shu will remember that
Japanese street fashion brand WIND AND SEA has hired Silent Hill F actress Konatsu Kato to model its new limited edition PlayStation clothing collection. The drip drop includes hoodies, jerseys, and pants, all with a futuristic feel. Many of the items are emblazoned with the iconic symbol shapes from Sony’s gaming brand...
Sequel has sold over seven million copies
Hollow Knight: Silksong was one of the biggest games of 2025, and dev Team Cherry has now announced the title has sold an outrageous seven million copies since launch. But for those of you who’ve (somehow) already eked every single secret out of Hornet’s adventure, there’s lots to look forward to: a...
Monday15th Dec 2025
Feature Did Your Game Awards 2025 Predictions Come True? The Quiz Results Are In
Did you beat TGA 2025?
Last week, ahead of The Game Awards 2025, we asked Push Square readers to try and predict the big announcements of Geoff Keighley's show. And now, the results are in... You were presented with 20 yes or no questions to answer as a community, covering reveals, release dates, and frankly wild speculation. In truth, this year's...
News Bungie's Marathon Locks in March 2026 Release Date on PS5, Priced at $40
It's a Marathon, not a...
Bungie has confirmed a March 2026 release window for Marathon, its previously troubled multiplayer shooter. The PS5, Xbox, and PC title will launch with a price tag of $39.99 / €39.99 / £34.99, which the developer assures will entitle all players to "a roadmap of free updates as the year progresses". What's more,...
News Promising Anime Arcade Racer Screamer Opens Up PS5 Pre-Orders
3, 2, 1, go
Pre-orders are now live for publisher and developer Milestone's very promising arcade racing game, Screamer. Over on the PS Store, you can now pre-order one of two editions of the game — a standard edition and a digital deluxe edition. The standard version, going for $59.99/£59.99, is self-explanatory, while the digital deluxe...
News PS Studios and Many More Wish You Happy Holidays with These Jolly Festive Cards
Season's greetings
It's almost Christmas time, and that means a PS Blog tradition has come back around. The site has gathered digital festive greetings cards from Sony first-party studios as well as many third-party companies, and it's as jolly as ever. They're always a lot of fun to look over, especially if your favourite teams have joined in on...
Poll What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026?
Here we go again
Behind the scenes here at Push Square, we're hard at work with prepping all of our Game of the Year content. But as always, there's one annual award that we leave completely open to our lovely audience. We are, of course, talking about the Most Anticipated PS5 title of the coming year. 2026 is already looking packed, and so while...
News Free STALKER 2 Update Adds Quests, Locations, and Characters This Week
8 quests, 7 locations, 6 characters
GSC Game World has revealed that the first post-launch content update for STALKER 2 following the release of the PS5 version drops tomorrow, 16th December 2025. This is a fairly substantial addition to the game, as it introduces an entirely new region to the game along with eight new quests promising hours of...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev's Divinity: Original Sin 2 Out Now on PS5, Offers Free Upgrade
Sintillating
It's been over a year since word of a Divinity: Original Sin 2 PS5 version started to spread, and now it's finally here. Hot on the heels of Larian Studios' big Divinity announcement at The Game Awards, the series' most recent instalment is now available on Sony's current-gen console, having already released for PS4 back in 2018. The...
"It's been a privelege"
For those of you who don’t recognise who’s looking back at you in the mirror these days, it may not be too difficult to believe Tomb Raider is celebrating its 30th anniversary next year. Series stewards Crystal Dynamics will mark the occasion with reimagining Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a top-to-bottom recreation of...
News Stellar Blade PS5 Success Grants CEO a Presidential Commendation
For his contributions to the industry
Stellar Blade has done so well for itself since release that Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim has been awarded a presidential commendation award by the president of South Korea. Awarded at the Korea Content Awards last week, it is designed to recognise Kim's "consistent efforts to strengthen the global...
News Capcom Wants You to Design a Mega Man: Dual Override Boss Who Sucks
Design contest in progress
As you may have seen, Capcom announced a brand new game in its longstanding Mega Man series during The Game Awards 2025. Not due until 2027, Mega Man: Dual Override is still a ways off, but fans are already getting involved with a fun design competition. Capcom has called for people to take part in a design contest, with...
News Marvel Rivals Season 6 Confirms Two New Heroes in Awesome Animated Trailer
Begins in January
Marvel Rivals is right in the middle of Season 5 right now, which introduced Gambit and Rogue to the rapidly growing pool of playable characters. In its latest trailer, the game has teed up what's to come in Season 6, and it's bringing yet another pair of new heroes to the fight. Yes, Deadpool is the star attraction of Season...
Feature Last Chance to Get These 30+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's The Game Awards Sale
Wallets at the ready
As usual, Sony has collaborated with The Game Awards on a special PS Store promotion, and the discounts are available now. A special sale is currently live, though not for much longer; it'll remain active until the very end of 15th December, so there's not a lot of time left to nab some deals. Included are many of the nominees...
Guide These 6+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (15th-21st December)
Tomba! Trouble Witches!
Well, it's finally happened. After a year of dozens upon dozens of games launching every single week, the PS Store is slowing down before Christmas. This week's biggest highlight is comfortably Tomba! 2, and that's not much more of note beyond that. These are all the new games coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
"The situation is what it is"
To a T, the latest slice of life game by Katamari Damacy maker Keita Takahashi, “did not sell well”. The title, which features a child stuck in a perpetual T-pose, deals with the subject of physical disability and “fitting in” when your appearance is different. But the idea failed to resonate with players, and...
News PS5 Will Be the Only Console You Can Play Phantom Blade Zero for at Least 12 Months
Timed to perfection
We already knew Sony had some form of PS5 console exclusivity with uber-exciting action RPG Phantom Blade Zero, but now we have complete confirmation. The latest trailer for the game, announcing its 9th September release date, has PlayStation-specific small print. It says: “PS5 console exclusive. Also available on PC. Not...
Saturday13th Dec 2025
Feature Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands
Tale as old as time
Platinum Trophy #3: Tales from the Borderlands Date Earned: 9th May 2017 Dopamine Index: stars:2 The Borderlands series is one I've dipped my toe into a couple of times, but I just don't get on with it. It isn't even really the style of humour that puts me off, which I know is a hurdle for some. I like the cel-shaded art...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2025?
Plus or minus?
The final lineup of PS Plus games for 2025 has been officially revealed, with subscribers to the Extra and Premium tiers bagging a total of nine titles across PS5 and PS4. At a glance, December's selection is fairly stacked, boasting several games that could be considered headliners. We may as well start alphabetically, with 2023's...
News Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Director Rubbishes 2030 Release Date Claims
"Game will be out before then"
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will release before 2030, according to the game's director Casey Hudson. Following the RPG's reveal at The Game Awards earlier this week, a tweet from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier suggested it's still very, very far away from releasing since developer Arcanaut Studios was...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 611
Two weeks to go
It's now just a couple of weeks to Christmas, and the release schedule has really started to slow down. That's good news for those of you with backlogs, because it means there's finally an opportunity to catch up. Aaron Bayne: I'm getting withdrawal from The Finals (it's been four weeks), so with the launch of Season 9 this...
Publisher denies considering studio mergers
While you should expect Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to remain one of the better selling games of the year, all signs suggest it’s seriously underperformed by series standards. That prompted notorious franchise snoop The Ghost of Hope to make some startling revelations on social media this week. As part...
"Like taking a cold shower after a hot sauna"
As was strongly rumoured for some time, Resident Evil Requiem will feature two protagonists, then. Previously announced heroine Grace Ashcroft will be joined by seasoned veteran Leon S. Kennedy, as their two stories overlap and intertwine. It’s worth noting that structurally the game will be s
News This Is the New Voice of Lara Croft in the PS5 Era of Tomb Raider Games
A new era
Lara Croft is one of the most iconic protagonists in gaming, so every time she gets a new voice actress it’s big news. Keeley Hawes most recognisably played the character from Tomb Raider: Legend through Tomb Raider: Anniversary, before ceding the role to the younger Camilla Luddington for the survivor trilogy. But reimagining Tomb...
Friday12th Dec 2025
News Last Chance to Play These 10 PS Plus Games
All gone on 16th December
If you are looking to play any of the 10 PS5, PS4 games below via your PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium membership, then you have only got a handful of days left until they expire. From Tuesday, 16th December 2025, the following games leave the service: Battlefield 2042 (PS5, PS4)
News PS4 Will Still Get New Games in 2027
14 years and still going
The PS6 could well be launching in 2027, but that's not stopping the more than decade-old PS4 from getting completely new games. At The Game Awards overnight, it was confirmed that Mega Man: Dual Override will come out for PS5 and PS4... in 2027. This means the PS4, first released in 2013, will receive an entirely new title...
News PS5 Players Will Want to Watch Xbox's Developer Direct, Confirmed for January
Playground Games a key participant
Microsoft has very quietly announced an Xbox Developer Direct, taking place in January 2026. This comes via a report from Variety, in which Xbox suit Matt Booty talks about the upcoming showcase. He not only confirms the presentation, but also reveals one of the company's studios showing off its work. "I can’t...
