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Wednesday3rd Dec 2025
News Marathon's Stolen Art Debacle Has Finally Been Resolved
Artist satisfied with the outcome
Bungie found itself in hot water earlier this year when plagiarised art was discovered in its upcoming game, Marathon, but the issue has been resolved at last. The news comes via the artist to whom the artwork belongs, Antireal, who shared an update on social media: In no uncertain terms, it seems the artist has...
Review Octopath Traveler 0 (PS5) - Perfectly Fine JRPG Action
Gacha made good
Now on its third entry in seven years, the Octopath Traveler series and the HD-2D art style it pioneered have quickly become RPG stalwarts. They entertain with retro charm, engaging battles, and cute storylines. On that basis, prequel game Octopath Traveler 0 is another solid dose of turn-based action destined to please — just...
News Gran Turismo 7's Biggest Update Yet Available to Pre-Load on PS5, PS4 Now
Spec 3 update, Power Pack DLC both imminent
Polyphony Digital is planning a significant Gran Turismo 7 overhaul for PS5 and PS4 players later this week, as it is now confirmed the free Spec III update will launch the same week as the game's first paid piece of DLC, the Power Pack. The racing title's first paid-for expansion, the Power Pack,...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Available from Today, Here's What It Does
Stability is the best ability
Sony is in the process of launching a new PS5 firmware update globally, although you may not have access to it yet. The platform holder says that version 25.08-12.40.00 will deploy in a “phased release”, so it may take a little time to appear in your region. Fortunately, you’re not missing out on a massive...
News Sounds Like Saudi Arabia Will Own Almost All of EA After Buyout
And the publisher will be saddled with debt
EA will be acquired by a consortium including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, alongside US-based investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. This much we already know. However, an exclusive report from the
News Fortnite Artist Fights Back Against Generative AI Accusations from Fans
Show your work
A Fortnite artist whose work has been caught up in a generative AI controversy has fought back against the claims by showing the process behind his work. The juggernaut Battle Royale was taken to task this week in the aftermath of its latest season’s release for featuring some suspicious looking posters, including one with a...
News PS Plus Won't Be Required for PS5, PS4 Online Multiplayer This Weekend
Free for all
If you’re itching to play one of your favourite games online this weekend but don’t have an active PS Plus subscription, then you’re in luck: Sony’s running a free multiplayer weekend. The promotion will get underway from 00:01AM local time on Saturday, 6th December and will run through 23:59PM local time on Sunday, 7th...
Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
News Hit PS5 Roguelike Ball X Pit Reaches One Million Sales, Free Content Updates Inbound
More balls please
Ball X Pit, Devolver Digital's addictive roguelike action title, has surpassed one millions copies sold. The publisher made the announcement on its socials today, alongside a teaser promising three major updates coming to the game in 2026: The updates (which will be free of charge) will add new ball types, evolutions,...
News Why Aren't We All Playing Sektori, an Awesome Arcade Shooter from Ex-Housemarque Devs?
What's wrong with us
There are too many games to keep track of these days, and it means that a lot of them, even some very good ones, simply go unnoticed. We almost let that happen with Sektori, a brilliant-looking twin-stick shooter from a veteran Housemarque alumnus. The game is largely made by solo developer Kimmo Lahtinen, who spent 13 years...
News Red Dead Redemption PS5 Another Subpar Re-Release from Rockstar
Not another one
For all the money it earns through GTA Online, you'd think Rockstar would put at least a little bit more effort into the re-releases of its past games. Apparently not, though, as the new PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption is probably about as barebones as you can get. Just like the older PS4 re-release from a few years ago, you get...
News Chrono Trigger Revival Hopes Have Been Reignited Yet Again
Time loop
That pesky Yuji Horii's at it again, getting Chrono Trigger fans all riled up over a potential re-release. This time, the Dragon Quest creator — who was a supervisor on the original Chrono Trigger — has raised eyebrows with comments that he made during a recent Japanese broadcast (as reported by
News Helldivers 2 on PC Sees Massive Reduction in Install Size Thanks to Sony Studio Nixxes
Optimisation station
PS5 users won't have had to worry about this, but Helldivers 2 on PC has a much larger install size than the console version. However, developer Arrowhead, in conjunction with Sony's PC specialist Nixxes Software, has managed to make a dramatic reduction that'll make it an even smaller install than it is on PS5. In an update...
News Shovel Knight Dev Might Live or Die Based on the Sales of Mina the Hollower
No pressure
Yacht Club Games, the developer best known for the beloved Shovel Knight, may be in trouble, according to a new Bloomberg report (paywalled). The independent studio is currently working on Mina the Hollower, a 2D action adventure that's always looked great in trailers, but behind the scenes, it hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows...
"It wouldn’t be Like a Dragon"
Longtime readers of Push Square will know that we've always championed the Yakuza / Like a Dragon games, but the series has — relatively speaking — exploded in popularity over the last decade or so. The outstanding Yakuza 0 played a huge part in introducing the franchise to a wider western audience, but even...
News The Original Let It Die Is Getting an Offline Version Nearly a Decade After Launch
Let it live?
Let It Die, as in the original game by Grasshopper Manufacture, will receive an offline version. As reported by Gematsu, the news was confirmed by the franchise's current dev team Supertrick Games in a dev diary broadcast. The game is an online-only, free-to-play title that launched nine years ago on PS4. The studio has supported it...
News At Least Two More Sonic Movies Are Speeding Our Way by 2028
Spin to win
Fans of SEGA's blue hedgehog, rejoice: Sonic is returning to the silver screen with at least two more films by the end of 2028. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 was officially announced a while ago, and though little is known of the movie and its plot, it's pencilled in for theatrical release in March 2027. However, as reported by Variety,...
News Fantastic Fighter Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Opens Up with Easy Control Modes on PS5, PS4
Smart and Super Ultimate
There's nothing quite like learning the ins and outs of a fighting game, but sometimes, you just want to mash on buttons and enjoy cool moves and animations. Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is almost two years old at this point, but that hasn't stopped developers Cygames and Arc System Works from releasing a meaty update...
Random Hideo Kojima Cast in Japanese Version of the Wildly Popular Zootopia 2
The mole he was born to play
Today in 'Not on the Bingo Card', it's been announced that Hideo Kojima has a cameo in Zootopia 2. The game designer/director plays the part of Paul Moldebrandt, a mole who works at the Zootopia Police Department, in the Japanese version of Disney's new sequel. According to a report from Famitsu, Kojima was offered the...
News Switch 2 RPG Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma's PS5 Release Could Be Imminent
Trophies appear online
A full Trophy list for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma has been uncovered, suggesting that the highly rated RPG is ready for release on PS5. Guardians of Azuma is the latest instalment in Marvelous' Rune Factory series, having launched for Switch 2, Switch, and PC back in June of this year. Funnily enough, the game was...
News Fast & Furious Director on Deck for Helldivers Movie Penned by It, Annabelle Scribe
Starship bloopers
Work on the movie adaptation of a smash hit co-op shooter Helldivers is now well underway. Justin Lin of Fast & Furious fame will direct the film, based on a script written by horror movie veteran Gary Dauberman. He’s best known for writing the screenplays for It and Annabelle. As you’d expect, the film will be released by...
News Splinter Cell Remake Gets Its Original Game Director Back
David Grivel rejoins after three years away
There's newfound hope the Splinter Cell Remake will one day release, as the project's first game director has rejoined development on the title three years after his departure. David Grivel posted to his LinkedIn profile one week ago that he was "very happy to announce that I'm rejoining Ubisoft Toronto...
Success wasn't sexy
One of the biggest stories of the PS4 is how Mark Cerny designed a developer-first console which returned Sony to its position as market leader. While the PS3 eventually sold well, it endured a particularly tough time, owing to its complicated architecture which made making games for it a challenge. First-party developers like...
News Shogun, The Boys Director Joins God of War TV Series as Casting Gets Underway
Things are finally moving
Work on Amazon's God of War TV adaptation is finally getting rolling, and it's attracted an award-winning director. According to a report from Deadline, Frederick E.O. Toye has been hired to direct the first two episodes of the TV series, which is set to follow the Norse mythology storyline from the more recent God of War...
News December 2025 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Five new PS5, PS4 games on the service from today
Sony is rounding out its PS Plus Essential monthly offerings for 2025 with a bang, making five PS5, PS4 titles available to members at once for December. All available to download now until 6th January 2026, the following games are being offered now: LEGO Horizon Adventures (PS5) | Review
News Sony Accused of Using Generative AI Art for PlayStation Advent Calendar Promo
Here we go again
Sony is the latest organisation to be taken to task for appearing to make use of AI generated artwork. Fortunately, this doesn’t relate to a game, and is instead part of an advent calendar promotion which appears to be targeting Canadian, German, French, and Dutch gamers primarily. As of yet, we’ve not seen any reference of it...
News Mark Cerny 'Loved' Legend of Dragoon, But Admits It 'Can't Possibly Be as Good' as He Remembers
No rose-tinted glasses here
The Legend of Dragoon is held in very high regard by Sony stalwarts, a JRPG developed in-house for the original PlayStation. While it never achieved the same success as other games of that era, it's retained a cult status, and you still see calls from fans today for Sony to return to the land of Endiness. Now, fans can...
News Cory Barlog Crushes God of War Dreams at The Game Awards
"No, it's not"
Geoff Keighley sure knows what he’s doing, huh? After cryptically teasing an intriguing art installation on X (or Twitter), the web has been awash with speculation about what it’s referring to. Initially, one conclusion fans jumped to was God of War, purely due to the presence of skeletons, demons, and a
Can also be streamed with PS Plus Premium
Red Dead Redemption is now available to download and play natively on the PS5, with a free upgrade available for existing owners of the PS4 port. It’s also launching directly into the PS Plus Extra catalogue for all members to enjoy. While the game was update
News One of PS5's Biggest and Most Popular Games Is Getting Its Own DualSense at Last
Trapped in Teyvat
With support for the last-gen version of Genshin Impact scheduled to cease in the New Year, both Sony and dev HoYoverse have been working overtime to transition players to the PS5. Recently, it released a trailer, highlighting
Monday1st Dec 2025
News More 007 First Light Gameplay in New Developer Livestream This Week
Catch the Beyond the Light stream on Wednesday
IO Interactive has confirmed that it's hosting a gameplay-focused livestream later this week, where it will share more on its upcoming PS5 title 007 First Light. Having been the star of a recent State of Play showcase, the James Bond game will next appear in a Beyond the Light livestream this...
News Good Work, 47: IO Interactive Confirms the Hitman Series Will Continue
"Of course"
Developer IO Interactive is currently all-in on its upcoming action adventure, 007 First Light, but it sounds like Hitman fans needn't worry about the franchise's future. In an interview with Variety, CEO Hakan Abrak is very clear about the status of the Hitman series. "So of course there will be more Hitman," Abrak says, saying that...
News 'Everyone Told Us Not to Do It': Dispatch Producer Says Episodic Release Was Deemed 'Insane'
Week link
It sounds like Dispatch developer AdHoc Studio knew it was taking a risk by adopting an episodic release schedule — but the decision paid off in the end. The interactive superhero drama dropped its first two episodes — of eight total — on the 22nd October, and then proceeded to launch two new episodes every following week. In years...
News Third Styx Game Set for PS5 Release in February 2026
On 19th Feb to be precise
Cyanide Studio has revealed the third instalment in the Styx stealth series, Styx: Blades of Greed, has been delayed out of 2025, and will now release for PS5 on 19th February 2026. From the perspective of Styx himself, the following was posted to the game's Steam page: "Yeah, yeah, I know, waiting isn’t your favorite...
News Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
No cap
Ghost of Yotei's latest update — patch 1.1 — has resulted in some pretty significant performance boosts. Analysed by our friends over at Digital Foundry, the update's introduction of VRR support is a win for all players, but it's an especially big deal on PS5 Pro. Just to recap, version 1.1 wa
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Lacklustre European Sales Continue Trending Downwards
Battlefield 6 on the up
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is looking like the weakest-performing game in the series in quite some time, and new data from the European market sees that story continue. As reported by Chris Dring on The Game Business, citing digital and physical sales data from GSD, Black Ops 7 has been replaced at the top of the chart by EA...
News The Ascent Dev to Announce Its Next Game at The Game Awards
"Nothing is off limits"
Neon Giant, the studio behind The Ascent, has shared its next game will be announced at The Game Awards next week. A cryptic teaser with the tagline "nothing is off limits" was posted to the developer's social media handles today, with an accompanying image of a wall with some graffiti on it. You can see it below, with the...
Review Marvel Cosmic Invasion (PS5) - Marvel's Most Fun Beat-'Em-Up in Decades
Beta Ray Brill
Between the brilliant TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, retro beat-‘em-ups are enjoying a bit of renaissance. Marvel Cosmic Invasion is perhaps the highest profile effort yet, a sublimely presented four-player pixel art tribute to the arcade glory years, when smoky pool halls were ruled...
The Dark Ties that bind us
Yakuza Kiwami 3 will apparently feature "major hints" about where the Like a Dragon series is heading, despite being a PS5 and PS4 remake of a PS3 title. This is according to RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama, who isn't a stranger to saying stuff that'll make Yakuza fans sit up and take notice. "It contains some...
News Red Dead Redemption PS5 Trophies Same as PS4, Easy Platinum Trophy
Just the one missable Trophy
Ahead of its PS5 version launching tomorrow, the Trophy list for Red Dead Redemption has gone live, sharing what is an identical list to the PS4 edition. Exophase has the complete list of 52 Trophies, which is mostly focused on the base game, with some Trophies for the Undead Nightmare expansion to go along with it. As...
News The Witcher Dev Still Wants to Release Ciri's Whole Trilogy Within Six Years
Are you Cirious?
The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red is reportedly sticking to its plan to release not one, not two, but three new games within a six year period. To be clear, the company's referring to the new trilogy, which starts with The Witcher 4. The Ciri-led adventure doesn't have a release date (or even a release window) yet, but the idea...
News PS Blog Wants Your PS5 Game of the Year Nominations for 2025
Cast your votes now
With awards season just a few weeks away, Sony's official PlayStation Blog has opened all of its Game of the Year 2025 deliberations to the public, allowing PS5, PS4 fans to vote for their favourite titles released this year. Voting across 19 categories is live now until midnight on Tuesday, 9th December, giving you a full week...
News PS5's Biggest Game Fortnite Accused of Using AI Art
But is it AI or genuine work?
If even one of the biggest games in the world, with all the money it generates on a daily basis, is now embracing AI tools for art production, how much hope is there left? Following the end of the Zero Hour live event this weekend and the beginning of Season 7, Fortnite players have started pointing out parts of the...
Guide These 13+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (1st-7th December)
Marvel Cosmic Invasion! Red Dead Redemption!
With the Black Friday madness behind us, we're now in the home straight ahead of the holidays. But don't assume that means there's no new games to play! Marvel Cosmic Invasion is the clear highlight this week, but it's flanked by a native PS5 port of Red Dead Redemption and a bunch of new PS Plus titles...
News PS5 Open World Where Winds Meet Teases Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Vehicle Building Mechanics
Testing underway in China
If you enjoyed building simple (or complex) vehicles to solve puzzles in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then you’ll absolutely love what PS5 open world Where Winds Meet is cooking. The game, which launched globally last month, is getting a massive update in China which will see it incorporate mechanics where...
News Over 10.5 Million Concurrent Players Show Up for Avengers: Endgame-Esque Fortnite Event
As a new chapter gets underway
A lot is made of concurrent player numbers on Steam, but we rarely get data across all storefronts and platforms. Free-to-play juggernaut Fortnite gave us a peek into how big it is this weekend, though, when it announced that 10.5 million concurrent players logged in to play its Avengers: Endgame-esque Zero Hour...
Rumour Prince of Persia: Sands of Time PS5 Remake Out as Early as 16th January
That's less than 50 days away
Ubisoft announced its remake of all-time PS2 classic Prince of Persia: Sands of Time over five years ago. You may recall, the game was given a January 2021 release date, before a sequence of delays ended with the project being handed to a different developer entirely. Ubisoft had said in
News Almost 5,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted on Cyber Monday in Gargantuan PS Store Sale
Many at lowest ever prices
Sony has dropped its gargantuan pre-Christmas end of year sale, discounting almost 5,000 games. This replaces the Black Friday deals and will no doubt have you prising open your virtual wallet yet again as you work through your wishlist. There are some tentpole titles on sale here, but several highlights with lowest-ever...
Saturday29th Nov 2025
Feature Going Platinum #1: Rocket League
Nice shot!
Hello. My name is Stephen Tailby, and I’m fine, thanks. Welcome to a new feature on Push Square, in which I recount every game I’ve platinumed. It's a verb now, alright? "You gonna platinum Balatro, mate?*" It's a verb, and it's all good. We need to make peace with this now, because it's gonna make things easier in the long run...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for December 2025?
Plus or minus?
Don't panic, but we're somehow just days away from the beginning of December — and that can only mean one thing: It's time to weigh up the final batch of PS Plus Essential games for 2025! Five games are up for grabs before the year comes to an end. LEGO Horizon Adventures leads the charge — the cutesy block-based retelling of...
News PS5 Mega Flop MindsEye Gets a Free Starter Pack on PS Store
Will be updated regularly with new content
You can now play PS5 disaster MindsEye for free – well, sort of. Released earlier today ahead of Christmas, the so-called Free Starter Pack is effectively an extended demo, featuring a full campaign mission and a generous side-dish of “ARCADIA missions and challenges”. Dev Build a Rocket Boy implies...
