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Thursday20th Nov 2025
News Check Those Inboxes! Marvel Tokon PS5 Beta Invites Are Being Sent Now
Marvelous news
Desperate to try out uber-promising PS5 fighter Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls? Well, there’s good news: the first wave of beta invites for the title’s second closed test are being sent out right now. Anecdotally, we’re seeing a lot of people receiving invites on social media, so it looks like this is going to be a much bigger...
News Horizon Sales Update Cements It As One of Sony's Strongest Franchises
On the ascent
You can’t mention Guerrilla’s excellent open world RPG franchise Horizon without a bunch of weirdos coming out of the woodwork. “It’s an industry plant,” they reductively regale. “It’s being milked,” they add. Well, with only two mainline instalments to date, it turns out the franchise is pretty freakin’ popular...
News PS5 Welcome Hub Update Adds New Stat Tracking, Backgrounds
Give your PS5 a seasonal feel
Sony has pushed a new update live to the Welcome Hub app on PS5 that adds a new widget with extra stat tracking on it, as well as a seasonal animated background that changes throughout the year. On our UK PSN account, the update is live now and you'll be alerted to the new widget and background. When you add the...
Wednesday19th Nov 2025
News Free Mafia PS5 Update Adds Open World Mode, Gear, and Challenges Tomorrow
First-person driving, Photo Mode too
Hangar 13 has announced its previously promised Free Ride update for Mafia: The Old Country finally goes live on PS5 tomorrow, 20th November 2025. This all-new mode opens up the map for free roam and populates it with new activities and rewards. Learn all about it in the trailer above. Free Ride works separately...
News As If Playing Elden Ring Isn't Punishing Enough, a Book All About Its Lore Is Coming Soon
From YouTuber VaatiVidya
FromSoftware's massively popular open world RPG Elden Ring is one tough nut to crack, but while it's possible to master the combat and overcome the challenge, the lore stays fairly impenetrable. That's why YouTubers like VaatiVidya are also popular, specialising in covering these games and going over every last detail of...
News Build Your Own Mobile Base in Cosy Camper Van Game Outbound, Coming to PS5 in 2026
We don't need roads
Open world exploration game Outbound was previously announced for PS5, and now we know roughly when it's due to arrive. A new trailer for Square Glade Games' cosy camper van title has been released, confirming a release window of Q2 2026: In the game, you have a cute little camper van that you're free to drive around a...
News Tales of Berseria Remastered Set for PS5, $40 Game Out on 27th February
The next Tales remaster from Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco has confirmed that Tales of Berseria will be the next entry in the Tales RPG franchise to get the remaster treatment. Tales of Berseria Remastered will release for PS5 on 27th February 2026, priced at £34.99 / $39.99. You can watch the reveal trailer above. The new version features "enhanced...
News Huge Ghost of Yotei PS5 Patch Drops Next Week, Adds New Game+, Items, and More
Available on 24th November
Sony has confirmed a significant PS5 update for Ghost of Yotei will go live next week on 24th November that adds New Game+, an additional vendor and cosmetic items, stat tracking, and more. Updating the title to version number 1.1, the New Game+ option is the headliner. You can start up a second playthrough from the main...
News Gran Turismo 7's New Bonus Credits Offer Feels Cruel for Current Players
Newcomers only
It was announced a little while back that the Gran Turismo series reached a whopping 100 million copies sold in total, making it comfortably one of Sony's most successful franchises. In celebration of this milestone, developer Polyphony Digital has announced a couple of things for Gran Turismo 7. The first is a major free update...
Review Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PS5) - The Most Absurd Game in Series History
Back to the future
Call of Duty has well and truly gone off the deep end. In Black Ops 7, the latest Treyarch effort, any hint of realism the series may have once possessed is gone. In its place are controllable machetes the size of buildings, boss encounters on a scale that would make God of War proud, and friendly zombies. The campaign is so far...
News ARC Raiders Dev Killing PS4 Support for Its Previous Game The Finals
Has been available for less than a year
Embark Studios is currently riding high on the success of ARC Raiders, but there will be one casualty along the way: the PS4 version of the developer's previous title, The Finals. The team has shared that the last-gen version of its competitive shooter is being taken offline on 18th March 2026, leaving it...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Sales Top 4 Million with Still No Sign of an Expansion
Dogmatic success
Capcom has announced a new sales milestone for its fan favourite action RPG, Dragon's Dogma 2. As revealed on its official social channels, the cult hit sequel has now surpassed 4 million copies sold: Dragon's Dogma 2 launched in March 2024, meaning it's taken around 20 months for it to reach the milestone. The first 3 million...
News One of Ghost of Yotei's Most Unique Features Was Meant to Be Much Bigger
But had to be scaled down
Ghost of Yotei makes great use of PS5 and all its bells and whistles, but one of the clearest examples is its time travel mechanic. At certain spots in the game, you're able to warp instantly to the past in order to see the world from Atsu's perspective when she was a child. Combining the PS5's speedy SSD with Sucker...
Tuesday18th Nov 2025
News Twisted Metal Renewed for Season 3 and Gets New Showrunner
David Reed joins for third season
The TV adaptation of classic PlayStation series Twisted Metal has been renewed for a third season by Peacock, Variety reports. The outlet also states David Reed will be joining as showrunner, replacing Michael Jonathon Smith. Variety claims Reed will join as showrunner and executive producer for the third season of...
News $100 Off PS5 Consoles, PSVR2 for Black Friday 2025
PS Portal on sale too
In addition to a bumper PS Store sale and a questionable PS Plus membership discount, Sony will also puts its range of PS5 consoles, PSVR2, and PS5 accessories on sale for Black Friday 2025. Beginning on 21st November, you can save $100 on PS5 systems, $100 on PSVR2, $20 on a PS Portal, and up to $30 on accessor
News Lumines Arise's Excellent Soundtrack Releases in February, New Single Available Now
Music to our ears
Lumines Arise is a wonderful game for many reasons, but a big one is its great OST, and soon you'll be able to own it. Publisher Enhance has announced a date for the digital release of the soundtrack; it'll be available on 2nd February, 2026, with pre-orders now available via Bandcamp. The full album will cost $10. The music...
News The Legend of Lara Croft Continues in Season 2 of Netflix's Tomb Raider Series
Watch the trailer now
Netflix has shared a first trailer for the second season of its animated series, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Due to kick off on 11th December, you can watch the trailer right here: Season 2 sees Lara (Hayley Atwell) tasked with tracking down some ancient artefacts before they can fall into the wrong hands. It's...
News Try Battlefield 6 for Free in One Week Trial, from 25th November
Access to five modes and three maps
EA has confirmed a free trial for Battlefield 6 will go live for one week on 25th November 2025, allowing anyone access to five multiplayer modes and three maps until 2nd December. While the Battle Royale mode Redsec is free-to-play, the main game is a full-priced title. Through the free trial, you could get a...
News EA Sports Skipping Standalone F1 Game in 2026, Will Return 'Reimagined' in 2027
2026 season will be a paid expansion
EA Sports and Codemasters have been churning out yearly Formula One games for a while now, and it looks like it's time for a shake up. The publisher has announced its plans for the next couple of years of the franchise, and in a nutshell, it's skipping a new, standalone game in 2026, instead opting to overhaul...
Mini Review Neon Inferno (PS5) - Beautiful Layers, Chaotic Bullets
Bullet hell
Some games embrace their inspirations in an obvious display of affection, which is exactly what developer Zenovia Interactive has done with Neon Inferno. This 2D run-and-gun platformer has a ton of similarities to classics such as Contra, yet manages to achieve its own identity with an interesting narrative and engaging gameplay...
News PS Store's Enormous Black Friday Sale Set to Go Live 21st November
Wallets at the ready
One of the main attractions of PlayStation’s annual Black Friday offers is the bumper PS Store sale, and this year will be no different. Thousands of PS5 and PS4 games and add-ons will be brought down in price on Sony’s digital storefront. We don’t yet know what exactly will be included, but we do know some small details...
News Sony's PS Plus Premium Offer for PSVR2 Games Seems to Die Next Month
Last two remaining PSVR2 titles to expire
The initiative to get PSVR2 games into the hands of PS Plus Premium subscribers looks to be quietly coming to an end next month. Every PSVR2 title that Sony initially included in the offer has expired, and the final two — Arcade Paradise VR and Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge - Enhanced Edition...
News PS Plus Gets a Decent Black Friday Discount, But There's a Catch for Existing Members
Subscribe and save
As part of PlayStation’s usual range of Black Friday offers, PS Plus subscriptions are going cheap, but there’s a caveat for existing members. Sony is offering 33 per cent off PS Plus 12-month subscriptions at all tiers, and that discount applies to new subscribers. Current members who upgrade to a higher tier will get 33 per...
News These 9 PS Plus Games Are Leaving in December 2025
Departing on 16th December
The lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for November 2025 is available now to subscribers, but this, in turn, means the PS5, PS4 titles departing the service next month have also been confirmed. On 16th December 2025, the following nine PS5, PS4 games will no longer be part of the service: Battlefield 2042...
News Don't Expect a Resident Evil Requiem Demo, Capcom Has 'No Plans'
Oh, okay
Publisher Capcom appears to confirm that Resident Evil Requiem won't be receiving a pre-launch demo. For many of the previous games in the series, Capcom has released some form of playable demo ahead of release, allowing fans to take the latest survival horror title for a spin. Even going as far back as Resident Evil 6, the company has...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 UK Sales Plummet 61% Compared to Black Ops 6
Behind Battlefield 6, too
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was always going to sell well enough to top the UK's physical games chart at launch, but it seems it might not be performing quite to the degree you might expect. While the game is currently number one, it's actually had a smaller launch sales period than its closest competition, Battlefield 6...
News November 2025 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
9 more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles added
Sony has updated its top two PS Plus tiers today with the full range of previously confirmed PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for November 2025. There are nine PS5, PS4, and Classic titles in total, and here's the full list of what's on offer from today: PS Plus Extra: November 2025:
Feature Last Chance to Get These 45+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's November Savings Sale
Grab these recommended games
PS Store's onslaught of offers never ceases, and the latest assault is live right now. It's the November Savings sale, and it runs through to 21st November, so there's not long to go before the sale's over. As always, the sale includes thousands of items across PS5 and PS4, making it kinda hard to find the good stuff...
Monday17th Nov 2025
Past management wasn't fussed about format's domestic woes
PlayStation’s previous management believed it was acceptable for Nintendo to erode its market share in Japan, but new CEO Hideaki Nishino – who’s Japanese and has replaced British leader Jim Ryan – won’t go down without a fight. According to a report by TV Tokyo (as translated by...
News PS5 Sony Games Bag 19 Nominations at The Game Awards 2025
Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei doing bits
First-party games from PlayStation always have a large presence in the list of nominees for The Game Awards, and this year's show is no different. Thanks to Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, and a few other PlayStation Studios titles, Sony is the most-nominated publisher at the show. Clair Obscur:...
News The Lost Soul Aside Redemption Arc Starts in Tomorrow's Feature-Packed PS5 Update
Wave-based Surge of Voidrax mode included
Lost Soul Aside developer UltiZero Games will be hoping to pull a No Man's Sky as it works to update and improve its rather mediocre PS5 action game released a few months ago. That all begins tomorrow, 18th November 2025, with a comprehensive patch that adds a new mode and a handful of extra features to the...
Talking Point The Game Awards 2025 Nominations Announced - Who Are Your Winners?
Who deserves the trophy?
The Game Awards has just unveiled the shortlists for every category at this year's event, highlighting many fantastic titles that have launched throughout 2025. As expected, there are some standouts nominated for multiple awards, with the most-nominated titles including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Ghost of Yotei, and Death...
News Xbox Partner Preview Officially Confirmed for 20th November, Includes 'Brand New Reveals'
Will be worth a watch for PS5 users
It feels a little odd to be talking about a potential Xbox Partner Showcase here on Push Square, but with the company releasing pretty much all its games on PS5 nowadays, it only seems right. Anyway, yes, it sounds as though Microsoft is planning an Xbox presentation in the very near future. That's according to...
Help wanted
Developer Purple Lamp Studios has been honing its craft working on several licensed games, with more than one SpongeBob title under its belt. Its latest effort, SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, is another 3D platformer riding the wave of nostalgia caused by its remake of the fan favourite, Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated...
News Resident Evil Requiem's Leon Kennedy 'Leaks' Are Fake News, Says Capcom
Don't believe it
Any Resident Evil fans will know that rumours have been swirling about Leon Kennedy making an appearance in Resident Evil Requiem, and it's now reached a point where a producer has commented on the matter. Ever since the horror game's announcement, it's been speculated by many that Leon Kennedy, star of several previous entries,...
News Here's Your First Look at Sony's Zelda Movie, Film Shots Revealed
Link and Zelda in their official form
After some third-party clips of filming for Sony and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda movie adaptation made their way to the Internet over the weekend, the Nintendo Today app has shared the first official shots. Here are the first three official screens from Nintendo: As we already know, Link is being...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Update 1.1.0 Adds Major Free DLC, Patch Notes Revealed
Includes the Saudi Arabia-funded expansion
Ubisoft has today revealed exactly what to expect from its Saudi Arabia-funded DLC for Assassin's Creed Mirage, which releases for free on PS5, PS4 tomorrow. After a 22.6GB patch on PS5 and a 16.6GB one on PS4, all players will gain access to a new expansion named Valley of Memory, promising six hours of...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Controversial AI Use Is Even Attracting Attention of US Politicians
"We need regulations"
The recently launched Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has come under heavy fire for its usage of AI-generated artwork, and it's causing such a stink that US congressmen are speaking out against it. Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th congressional district, responded to one of the many social media posts about the game,...
News Superhero Adventure Dispatch Projected to Hit Three-Year Sales Target in Three Months
Super speed
Developer AdHoc Studio has shared that its debut game Dispatch is seriously outperforming its sales expectations. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, the episodic adventure game, which combines workplace comedy with superheroes, is projected to hit its three-year sales target in its first three months on the market. While we don't know...
News PS5 RPG Where Winds Meet Makes a Strong Start with Two Million Players
Manages it inside 24 hours
The newly released PS5, PC online RPG Where Winds Meet attracted over two million players during its first 24 hours of availability, marking a successful launch for the free-to-play title. Everstone Studios shared the milestone on social media, and included some further stats like: One of the top 7 sellers on Steam One...
Guide These 12+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (17th-23rd November)
Demonschool! Neon Inferno! R-Type!
As we lurch towards Black Friday, the release schedule is finally starting to slow down. That means just 12 new games next week, with no real standout highlights, aside from perhaps indie duo Demonschool and Neon Inferno. Some fans may be looking forward to the new SpongeBob title, too. These are all the PS5 and...
Sunday16th Nov 2025
News Mobile MMO Horizon Steel Frontiers Seems to Have Captured Lots of Attention Already
Millions watch first trailer
Despite leaking around 12 hours earlier than expected, Horizon Steel Frontiers’ announcement trailer has now topped 2.5 million views on YouTube, three days after it debuted. Meanwhile, its gameplay trailer has managed a further 217k views. We expect some of these views have been generated by pre-roll ads, but it’s...
Saturday15th Nov 2025
Talking Point Will PlayStation's Mobile Push Be a Success or a Flop?
The power of the cell
We all knew this was coming, but PlayStation's efforts in the mobile space are beginning to show at last. The platform holder has been building up a mobile division of PS Studios, and it's taken several years to really get off the ground, but following this week's announcements, we're finally starting to see the investment...
News 'Very Vague' Rumour Claims Sony May Scale Back PC Ports of PS5 Games
Maybe, anyway
It’s a complicated time for PlayStation fans. This week saw the announcement of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble and Horizon Steel Frontiers, two flagship first-party Sony titles which won’t be available on the PS5. There’s context that’s getting lost in the social media overreaction, of course: PlayStation has wanted to...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2025?
Plus or minus?
November's PS Plus Extra and Premium games have been officially revealed, but are Sony's two most expensive subscription tiers still carrying their weight? Let's find out. Admittedly, things do not get off to a positive start on Extra. Grand Theft Auto 5 is, somehow, the headline act, as if there are still people out there who...
News Sony Trying to Silence Concord Revival Project After Fans Brought PS5, PC Disaster Back
But why?
Even a year removed from its release, it’s still difficult to process just what a disaster Concord was. It was a flop on a scale we’ve never seen before – a true unprecedented catastrophe. But – and stick with us here – it wasn’t the worst game ever made. Yes, its character designs were questionable and its overall concept...
News Embarrassing AI Art Plagues Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Launch
Activision confirms use of AI tools
If the utterly ridiculous co-op campaign wasn't bad enough, another negative dominating the chatter around the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is its seeming use of AI artwork in-game. In the multiplayer customisation menu, some of the Calling Cards you can attach to your profile closely resemble AI filters,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 607
Keeping it indoors
The UK is currently under siege from a storm, ushering in what feels like the start of winter and cold temperatures. As a result, there's never been a better time to fire up the PS5 and stay inside. Here's what'll keep us occupied this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: I'm on a retro Namco fix after last week, and with seven weekends...
Friday14th Nov 2025
News Tomb Raider Dev Loses Another 30 Staff in New Round of Layoffs
Crystal Dynamics shrinks again
Crystal Dynamics, the development studio currently working on a new Tomb Raider game, has announced a round of layoffs hitting the company. The news comes via a post on the company's LinkedIn page, where it states just under 30 job cuts "across various departments and projects" in a bid to "restructure the company and...
Nice town, I'll take it
Age of Empires 4: Anniversary Edition is another excellent real-time strategy game from the now venerable series that popularised the subgenre back in the late 90s and early 2000s (with 'popular' being a relative term). Developed by Relic Entertainment and initially published by Xbox Game Studios in 2021, it's now the turn...
