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Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
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 armour, which we suppose
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...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 609
Thanks for everything
Did you have a good Thanksgiving? We sincerely hope you're enjoying the holidays if you celebrate. And if you don't, well, it's the weekend now anyway. Time to play some games! Jamie O'Neill: I'm karate chopping down the last five weekends of 2025 in 1990s style, by examining Jin Kazama's Mishima karate technique in the PS1's...
Rumour Dead Rising Sequel Will See Frank West Take on a Deranged Director in Hollywood
New entry said to be in dev since 2023
Capcom hopes to keep the Dead Rising franchise alive with a new sequel set in Hollywood, according to a report from the increasingly reliable MP1st. The site claims the game has been in development since 2023 under the codename ‘Rec’, and will plot the return of protagonist Frank West in a story set after...
News PS5 Is Edging Out the Switch 2 in the UK So Far This Year
With a big Black Friday expected
There’s no beating around the bush: the Switch 2 has enjoyed an outstanding launch. In most countries, Nintendo’s new hybrid hardware has broken records, aided by excellent marketing and ample supply. It’s proven so successful in its first six months on the market that the Mario maker has actually increased...
Friday28th Nov 2025
Video All the PS5 Games We Think Are 10/10
Full marks across the board
Five years into the PS5 generation, we’ve been treated to some great games. Even just this year Game of the Year contender Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 impressed and ARC Raiders conquered the multiplayer space. But what are the PS5 games that we think are truly top class? The games that we awarded the full marks, 10 out...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Already on Sale Just Two Weeks After Release
Get a 15% discount on PS Store now
Just two weeks to the day after its PS5, PS4 release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is already on sale on the PS Store. This is a separate offer from the huge PS Store Black Friday sale, and it's only live until midnight on Tuesday, 2nd December 2025. Between now and then, you can save 15% on the base version of the...
Quiz Five Years of PS5 - How Well Do You Know Sony's Console?
The only place to play
The PS5 has just celebrated its fifth anniversary, having launched back in November 2020. We don't think anyone would argue that this console generation got off to a flying start — the global pandemic all but annihilated any concrete plans Sony had in place — but it has been a very interesting period for PlayStation and...
News Leaked Footage of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Almost Two Years Old, Ubisoft Confirms
"The game has changed so much since then"
If you're paying close enough attention, you may have seen some leaked gameplay footage of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake doing the rounds the last few days. The footage is still around if you care to look for it, though it sounds like it's not really representative of the game at this point...
News Metal Gear Solid Delta Producer Is Hoping to Remake MGS4, Rescuing It from PS3 Jail
Guns of the Patriots saved?
Earlier this year, Konami released Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the classic stealth action game. Despite some technical hiccups, the project has been very well received, and it's led many fans to wonder what could be next for the series. We already know that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2...
News Ahead of Renegades Launch, Destiny 2 Dev Explains New Approach to Expansions
"We don't want to be a dead live game"
Next week, on 2nd December, a new expansion pack for Destiny 2 arrives. It's called Renegades, it's heavily inspired by Star Wars, and developer Bungie is hoping it'll begin to turn the sci-fi shooter's fortunes around. Early signs are pretty good, as the expansion is firmly within the top five pre-order...
Mini Review POOLS (PSVR2) - Niche Horror Is a PSVR2 Showcase
There's something in the water
POOLS is more of an experience than a game. You can technically see it through to completion in about an hour. But amid the brevity of our time with it, there's a palpable sense of atmosphere that'll leave you on edge. POOLS is an off-kilter horror walking simulator where you must navigate complex mazes of tiled...
News Japanese Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Are Just About Hanging On
The country's 26th bestseller last week
Across hardware and physical software sales, Nintendo dominates Japan — so much so that Ghost of Yotei was one of just three games not released for Switch 1 or Switch 2 to make the country's top 30 best-selling games chart last week. Accounting for physical copies alone (digital sales aren't counted),...
Feature Last Chance to Get These 99+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Black Friday Sale
The best games in the current sale
Happy Black Friday, everyone! Sony's partaking in the fun with a big PS Store sale, running from now until 1st December, 2025 — so there's only a few days left. The Black Friday PS Store sale contains no fewer than 1,900 discounted items, including PS5 and PS4 games as well as DLC — it's a lot to comb through...
News Nintendo Buys Singapore Studio Behind Papercraft PS5 Console Exclusive Hirogami
Will be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore
Nintendo will buy Bandai Namco Studios Singapore, the dev behind this year’s papercraft PS5 console exclusive Hirogami. The team – which was founded 12 years ago, in 2013 – has worked as a support studio on a variety of different projects, including Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown and SoulCalibur 6. But...
News Could Remedy Reveal Control Resonant at The Game Awards Next Month?
Is it a sequel or the TV show?
We’re in that window just a few weeks prior to The Game Awards where some publishers are hyping up their announcements – and others are just leaking online. Case in point: industrious fans have discovered a trademark application by Finnish studio Remedy for Control Resonant
News Scratch Your Soccer Management Itch with SEGA Football Club Champions 2026 on PS5, PS4
Running on the Football Manager engine
Free-to-play soccer management game SEGA Football Club Champions 2026 will make its debut on the PS5 and PS4 from 22nd January, SEGA has announced. This game is not to be confused with Football Manager 26 Console, which is also published by SEGA, somewhat bizarrely. It will be using the same engine and...
News Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Dev Not Quite Sure Which Classic RPG to Remake Next
After 2nd Chapter, anyway
After the release of the near universally acclaimed Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter back in September, it was revealed that developer Falcom was already well into making another full-on remake with Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. Although we don't have an official release window for it, the remade sequel is expected to launch...
Thursday27th Nov 2025
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Microtransactions Will Fund 'Chunkier' Updates Going Forward
No more expansions are planned
Ever since Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft has pushed the series towards a live service model, opting to support each game over a long period of time with free updates and DLC. And to be fair, it's a model that's proven to be successful; Assassin's Creed Valhalla ended up being the franchise's most profitable...
News The Room Dev Returns to PSVR2 with Spooky Puzzle Thriller Ghost Town in Early December
It's a town with ghosts
Fireproof Games, the British studio behind the acclaimed puzzle series The Room, is soon to release its latest title on PSVR2. It's called Ghost Town, and it's set for release on Sony's virtual reality hardware on 1st December 2025: You play as Edith Penrose, a witch who turns her talents to ghost hunting in this...
News The Next Game from the Makers of GoldenEye and TimeSplitters Is Balatro Meets Scrabble
Beyond Words announced
Two legendary developers have joined forces once again, and it's a game that's a teensy bit outside what they're best known for. From Steve Ellis and David Doak, two of the minds behind renowned shooters GoldenEye 007 and TimeSplitters, comes Beyond Words, a strategic, roguelike word game. Coming to PS5 in early 2026, the...
News Another PS Plus Extra Game Expires in December 2025
20 days left to play 11-11
A 10th PS Plus Extra game has been added to the list of PS5, PS4 leaving the membership tier in December 2025. While it's not appearing in the Last Chance to Play section in the UK just yet, 11-11: Memories Retold has been tagged with an expiry date of 16th December. With the latest addition, these 10 PS5, PS4 games leave...
News Dying Light: The Beast Gets New Game+, Legend Levels, Much More in Massive Update on PS5
Update 1.4 makes hundreds of improvements
Techland has unveiled update 1.4 for Dying Light: The Beast, an enormous update for the action title that incorporates brand new features and hundreds of improvements. Largely based on feedback from the community, update 1.4 brings fixes, improvements, and features requested by players. Here's a quick...
News PS5 Sales in Japan Quadruple as New Model Launches
23,000+ PS5 consoles bought
PS5 console sales in Japan have skyrocketed in the past week, as the new model designed specifically for the country enters the market. Accounting for around two to three days' worth of sales, there were exactly 23,381 purchases of the PS5 Digital Edition in Japan through until 23rd November. In comparison, PS5 sales the...
News The Witcher 4 Skips Game Awards for 2025, No New Trailer
After picking up Most Anticipated Game nominee
CD Projekt RED won't be bringing a new trailer for The Witcher 4 or any fresh piece of footage to The Game Awards next month, after it first debuted the new RPG at the show last year. CEO Michał Nowakowski shared the news in a social media post, where he thanked everyone who voted for The Witcher 4 to...
News Bloodlines 2 Publisher Accepts the Blame Over $37 Million Failure
"Responsibility lies fully with us as the publisher"
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 publisher Paradox Interactive has announced it is writing down $37 million in development costs after sales of the vampire title failed to meet expectations. It's also taking ownership over the overall release's failure, including the lukewarm critical...
