Reaction Sony's Live Service Push Has Been a Disaster of Utterly Insane Proportions
A new low
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News Sony Cancels Bluepoint, Bend Studio PS5 Games, One Being a Live-Service God of War Title
The two developers won't be closed
- Sony
- PS5
Preview Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Is an Absurd, Great Twist on Like a Dragon
Hands on impressions after two hours of play
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Like a Dragon
- Previews
Review Dynasty Warriors: Origins (PS5) - Peak Dynasty Warriors Is Back with an Almighty Bang
Wei to go
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Poll Are You Playing Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Return of the King(doms)
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Guide Dynasty Warriors: Origins Guide: Your Ultimate Resource
Everything Dynasty Warriors: Origins
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TodayFri, 17th Jan 2025
Poll Are You Playing Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Return of the King(doms)
It's been close to seven years since Dynasty Warriors 9 came along and soured Koei Tecmo's cult hack and slash series. But with Dynasty Warriors: Origins, the Japanese publisher has breathed new life into the franchise — a fresh start that was so desperately needed. "In many ways, Dynasty Warriors: Origins is the series...
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- PS5
- Dynasty Warriors
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News Major Path of Exile 2 Update 0.1.1 Out Now on PS5, Patch Notes Are Massive
The grind continues
Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games has confirmed that Patch 0.1.1 is dropping this week. It'll be the action RPG's first major update, as the team gears up for 2025 as a whole. We don't have official patch notes just yet, but in the above video, game director Jonathan Rogers gives an overview of what you can expect...
- Grinding Gear Games
- PS5
- Path of Exile
- Patches
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Finally Reveals Its First DLC Pack, Featuring 11 Characters
Super Heroes
Bandai Namco has finally dropped a trailer that confirms the first batch of DLC characters for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. As expected, this initial wave is based on 2022's fantastic Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie. It includes 11 new fighters, one additional costume — Piccolo's Red Ribbon soldier disguise — and three new...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Dragon Ball
- Trailers
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Is Leaving BioWare
Having served an 18-year career at EA
Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche is leaving BioWare after an 18-year career at EA, with two of them in the position on the RPG project, Eurogamer reports. It is understood the developer hasn't been affected by any layoffs elsewhere; this is simply Busche moving on in the coming weeks...
- EA
- PS5
- Dragon Age
- Industry
News Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Sales Reach New Heights as Game Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
Watch your altitude
Bandai Namco has announced a new sales milestone for the brilliant Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Now six years old, the campy combat flight sim has sold over six million copies across all platforms. The publisher also notes that this means the series as a whole has now surpassed 20 million units. "Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is...
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- PS4
- Ace Combat
- Sales
News Now Sadly Passed, the Legendary David Lynch Directed One of PlayStation's Strangest Adverts
Rest in peace
David Lynch, the renowned film director and writer, has passed away aged 78. Known for his influential works like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man, and so many more, Lynch leaves behind an extraordinary, inimitable legacy that has had an enormous impact on movies, TV, and games. Notably, he also wrote and directed one...
- Industry
- Culture
News Lists of Sony’s Cancelled Live Service PS5 Games Paint a Worrying Picture
How many of the 12 confirmed projects are still alive?
With another two of Sony's live-service PS5 games cancelled and sent to the scrapheap, PlayStation fans and games media have started to truly map out the results of the company's Games as a Service efforts, announced a few years ago. The results, outside of an unexpected Helldivers 2 success...
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- PS5
Reaction Sony's Live Service Push Has Been a Disaster of Utterly Insane Proportions
A new low
Live service. The two words that every PlayStation fan seems to pop a blood vessel over. And you know what? That kind of visceral reaction now seems justified. Under former CEO Jim Ryan's leadership, PlayStation had announced its intent to blitz the live service market — to create PS5 mega hits that would rake in unprecedented dough. To...
- Sony
- PS5
- Reaction
- Features
News Sony Cancels Bluepoint, Bend Studio PS5 Games, One Being a Live-Service God of War Title
The two developers won't be closed
Sony has revealed via a Bloomberg article that it has cancelled PS5 projects from both Bluepoint and Bend Studio. The two developers remain open and won't be shut down, and Sony is now
- Sony
- PS5
Guide Dynasty Warriors: Origins Guide: Your Ultimate Resource
Everything Dynasty Warriors: Origins
In this Dynasty Warriors: Origins guide, our goal is to help you with the game's main systems, ranging from your all-important kingdom choice, to forging the best possible weapons. If you're looking to get the most out of Origins — especially after completing the campaign — then this guide should hopefully...
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- Dynasty Warriors: Origins
YesterdayThu, 16th Jan 2025
News Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Trailer Gives First Official Look At The New Console
Nintendo Life The wait is over!
Nintendo has finally unveiled its next console in an official reveal trailer: Say hello to the Nintendo Switch 2! Following months of leaked details and industry rumours, the official Switch 2 trailer confirms many previously leaked hardware details, including a larger screen and magnetic Joy-Con, and showcases previously...
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- Nintendo Switch
Poll Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
The Switch up
Yes, it finally happened: the Switch 2 has been officially revealed. After months of frankly obnoxious rumours and leaks, Nintendo's next console has been confirmed for a 2025 release. We'll hear more about it on the 2nd April, which gives us three months of additional speculation to endure. Yay! Snark aside, we're obviously looking...
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- Nintendo
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- Switch
- Polls
News Switch 2 Reveal Indirectly Adds Credence to Halo PS5 Rumours
Loving Nate the Hate
After countless leaks and rumours, Nintendo's Switch 2 has finally been officially announced, and the industry is now patiently awaiting further information in a few months' time. It's always exciting when a new console is on the horizon, and as mentioned, they usually bring a lot of rumours and leaks with them. Notably,...
- PS5
- PS4
- Rumours
News Why Hasn't Sony Done Anything with Bloodborne? Shuhei Yoshida Has a Theory
Ex-PlayStation exec weighs in
For a long time, a burning question among PlayStation fans has been why Bloodborne remains untouched. Well, Shuhei Yoshida, who just exited the company, has offered his theory on the subject. Speaking to Kinda Funny Games in a recent interview, Yoshida says that the beloved FromSoftware action RPG is "one of the most...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Bloodborne
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News Shuhei Yoshida: If You Want New First-Party PS5 Games, You Should Support Remasters
They're good, actually
Some PS5 fans have been a little frustrated by Sony's output over the last few years, with what feels like fewer brand new games and an increase in remasters and remakes. While that's an understandable frustration, ex-PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida says these projects are necessary to allow first-party teams to keep...
- Sony
- PS5
- Shuhei Yoshida
Rumour Next State of Play Showcase Set for Next Month
So says Nintendo Switch 2 leaker
Sony's next State of Play livestream will take place next month in February, the leaker who just correctly suggested the Nintendo Switch 2 will be announced today has hinted. Responding to a user on Twitter asking about the next possible State of Play showcase, NateDrake responded: "How's February sound?" A State...
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
- Rumours
News Shuhei Yoshida Reels Off List of Reasons the PS Vita Bombed
Vita still means life, though
Shuhei Yoshida, a now-former PlayStation executive, has gone over a few reasons why the PS Vita wasn't as big a success as the company hoped. Talking on Kinda Funny Games, he goes over a handful of technical reasons the handheld console failed before delving into what he believes is the main contributor to its...
- Sony
- PS Vita
- Shuhei Yoshida
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Lingering PS5 Pro Issues Reportedly Fixed
Galactic credit where it’s due
Reported around the time of the hardware's launch back in November, those lingering PS5 Pro image quality issues in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor have allegedly been fixed. Developer Respawn Entertainment has pushed out a patch specifically aimed at outstanding technical problems, such as flickering in the volumetric fog,...
- EA
- PS5
- Star Wars
Site News The Push Square Mailbox Is Officially Open, Send Us Your Letters
Be published on Push Square
Community is a huge part of what makes Push Square special. We've always enjoyed interacting with our readers, whether it's through the comments section, polls, or quizzes — but we want to go one step further here in 2025. In a move inspired by the gaming magazines of old (and our friends at Nintendo Life, admittedly),...
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Preview Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Is an Absurd, Great Twist on Like a Dragon
Hands on impressions after two hours of play
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is the sort of video game name where the subtitle warrants a sentence all to itself. Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. RGG Studio has always embraced the series' comical facets, but not until now has it ever been so blatant and — quite frankly — proud of them. After more...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Like a Dragon
- Previews
News Escalation as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Script Eclipses That of Baldur's Gate 3
War of the words
A script-measuring conflict is currently raging between two European RPG super powers, and we weren't expecting an update to our earlier, essential reporting; Warhorse Studios, the Czech team behind the imminent Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, has thrown down the gauntlet, announcing the game's script is, in fact, half a million words...
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Kingdom Come
News Full Until Dawn Movie Trailer Reveals New Time Loop, Out 25th April
Wendigos confirmed as one of the monsters
Sony and PlayStation Productions have now uploaded a full Until Dawn movie trailer after the promising first look video earlier this week proved a fair bit better than expected. Now with two and a half minutes of footage, we can get a better understanding of how the time loop mechanic in the film works...
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- PlayStation Productions
- Movies
- Until Dawn
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News MGS Delta: Snake Eater Funko Pops Have a Release Date Before the Game Does
They're out on 25th March
At this rate, you will be customising your gaming room with Metal Gear Solid: Delta Snake Eater Funko Pops before any physical copy of the actual game. It's been noticed that versions of the naff collectibles based on Naked Snake and The Boss are available to pre-order now, even with an actual release date of 25th March...
- Konami
- PS5
- Metal Gear Solid
News Following Space Marine 2 Success, Games Workshop Seeks Next Big Warhammer Hit
Toil everlasting
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 changed everything for developer Saber Interactive, proving to be one of 2024's surprise hits, moving over 4.5 million copies in its first month on the market. Publisher Focus Entertainment seems pretty chuffed, and IP-holder Games Workshop is clearly the most thrilled of all, making a tidy extra...
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- Warhammer
- Space Marine
News Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Unloads PS5, PS4 Combat Overview Trailer
Shiver our timbers
Looking increasingly ship-shape, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii arrives next month on PS5 and PS4 worldwide on 21st February. SEGA has offloaded a solid gameplay overview trailer (using an impressive number of pirate puns) to hold you over in the meantime, highlighting Majima's suitably savage combat options. The Mad Dog...
- SEGA
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- PS4
- Like a Dragon
News PlayStation Arc Complete, Shuhei Yoshida's Voice Acting Career Begins
He just loves games
Yesterday was industry legend Shuhei Yoshida's last day at PlayStation. Before we'd even had a chance to miss him, the icon is back, revealing his entry into the world of professional voice acting. Shu's first role will be as MonouGe, a bizarre, anthropomorphic mascot for a grimy, haunted video game arcade in Promise Mascot...
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News PS5 Accessories in Midnight Black Up for Pre-Order Now
All release on 20th February
Pre-orders for a range of PS5 accessories in a new Midnight Black colourway are available now at various retailers, from Amazon to PlayStation Direct to
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- Accessories
News Anticipated JRPG Sequel Trails through Daybreak 2 Gets a Big Demo Next Week on PS5, PS4
A Trails trial
Publisher NIS America has announced its plans to release a playable demo for Trails through Daybreak 2 on both PS5 and PS4. Dropping next week, on the 24th January, the demo sounds rather robust. You'll be able to play through the game's opening up until the start of Chapter 1 — which clocks in at a good few hours. You can then...
- NIS America
- PS5
- PS4
- Trails
News Spider-Man Will Soon Reunite with Insomniac's Iconic Advanced Suit in Marvel Rivals
White spider costume coming soon
Naturally, Spider-Man is among the large (and growing) cast of playable characters in Marvel Rivals. His default look in the hero shooter is quite traditional, but you'll soon be able to switch it up with a new outfit coming to the game soon. If you prefer the look of Spidey's suit in the Marvel's Spider-Man series,...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
News Stylish PS5, PS4 Fighter Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Reveals Story Mode, Combat System, and More
Don't call it a comeback
Bandai Namco's released a meaty new trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, covering the brawler's combat system and various game modes — including its story adaptation. Combat-wise, we can't help but think that Rebirth of Souls looks pretty interesting. It's got the kind of simple fundamentals that you'd expect from a...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Bleach
- Trailers
News Conan the Barbarian Slices Heads Off in Mortal Kombat 1 Next Week
21st January for Kombat Pack 2 owners
The latest Mortal Kombat 1 guest character, Conan the Barbarian, will be available for Kombat Pack 2 owners to play from 21st January 2025 in a week of early access. The fighter becomes available for everyone else on 28th January, leaving standard players an extra seven days to mull over the gameplay trailer...
- Warner Bros
- PS5
- Mortal Kombat
- DLC
Wednesday15th Jan 2025
News Video Game Industry 'Doesn't Want a Game Pass', Says Market Analyst
Subscription services falling short of expectations
Video game subscription services sounded like such a sure thing even just a few years ago that we can't help but feel for the firms that have invested so heavily in them. Sony has PS Plus, but it's meant to supplement the existing order, not supplant it. Speaking of heavily invested, tech economic...
- Industry
News 11 New Games Are Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
January lineup announced
Sony has announced the first batch of games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in 2025. January's additions will arrive next week on the 21st, bolstering both the Extra games catalogue and the Premium retro titles lineup. The games are as follows: PS Plus Extra: January 2025: God of War Ragnarok (PS5, PS4) |
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News New PS Store Sale Hands Out Big PS5, PS4 Game Discounts
1,400+ PS5, PS4 titles on offer
Sony has today set a new PS Store sale live, themed around New Year Deals that offers PS5, PS4 game discounts from today until 29th January 2025. Below you'll find a selection of the best offers available in the sale: Gran Turismo 7 25th Anniversary Edition — £53.99 / $49.49 (40% / 45% off) Ratchet & Clank:...
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News Another Xbox Console Exclusive Confirmed to Be Coming Soon to PS5
Time for a party
Publisher Source Technology and developer Recreate Games have officially announced that Party Animals will be coming to PS5. This Xbox console exclusive will make the jump to Sony's current-gen machine "soon", with no firm date provided. We kind of already knew about this thanks to a premature PS Store page, but it's always good...
- Source Technology
- PS5
- Party Animals
Random DOOM Ported to a New Portal, Now Playable Inside a PDF
Wonders never cease
We don't know where, or even if, the inherent need to port seminal shooter DOOM to the most unlikely hardware imaginable will ever cease. In any case, a high school student has somehow managed to convert id Software's eternally influential game to Portable Document Format (PDF), playable in a web-based browser. The future boss...
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- DOOM
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News Baldur's Gate 3 Passes Major Mod Milestone, 'Withers Big Naturals' Arrives on PS5
Brought to you by the bear-form sex studio
Baldur's Gate 3 has been blazing a pioneering trail since it forever changed the gaming landscape in late 2023, not only with its daring depictions of D&D romance but by following in Bethesda's footsteps and bringing heinous PC mods to consoles. To celebrate a genuinely astonishing 100,000,000 total mod...
- Larian Studios
- PS5
- Baldur's Gate
Mini Review Tales of Graces f Remastered (PS5) - Classic Tales Game Is Better Than Ever
Aging gracefully
In this modern era of games getting rereleased, it’s crazy to think it’s been over 12 years since Tales of Graces f was released on western shores. Thankfully you no longer need to dust off your ancient PS3 to play, as Bandai Namco has spruced up this classic RPG for modern consoles with Tales of Graces f Remastered. As you’d...
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News After 31 Years, the Legendary Shuhei Yoshida Bids Farewell to PlayStation
Big Shus to fill
Shuhei Yoshida, a beloved PlayStation figurehead, has now concluded his time with the company. After a run of 31 years, he's been a part of Sony's video game brand since its very inception, climbing the ladder to become one of the most important and recognisable people in the business. He announced he would be leaving PlayStation...
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- Industry
News The Elusive PS5 Disc Drives Are Back in Stock Right Now in the US
Pro move
The stock situation surrounding the PS5's sold-separately disc drive attachment has been rocky to say the least, but as of right now, it's currently available for purchase in the US. At the time of writing, the disc drive attachment for PS5 and PS5 Pro is in stock at PlayStation Direct and Amazon US, so it seems Sony has let loose a fresh...
- Sony
- PS5
News The Invisible Woman's Marvel Rivals Super Power Exposes Quickplay Bots
Armor Wars
The Invisible Woman, AKA Dr Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards, has developed a new superpower beyond anything Stan Lee or Jack Kirby could ever have imagined: exposing the bots being secretly dropped into Marvel Rivals' Quickplay matches, bolstering struggling players by giving them an easy win. We covered the admittedly conspiratorial...
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- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
News Ubisoft Might Relinquish Some of Its IP to a New Venture to Boost Publisher's Value
New-bisoft
According to a new report, Ubisoft stakeholders Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering starting up a new venture and migrating some of the publisher's IP across. Word comes from Bloomberg in a paywalled story that cites people familiar with the situation. Apparently, the two entities are weighing up the possibility of starting...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- PS4
- Industry
News Dev Knows Path of Exile 2's Endgame Is 'Too Severe', Says It's 'Important'
Maybe Diablo's more your speed?
Path of Exile 2 seems to be giving Diablo IV a proper run in the action RPG arena, and a big patch promising a bunch of "positive changes" has been prepared for fans this week. It doesn't sound like the endgame is going to get any easier, however, with Grinding Gear Games maintaining that "the whole death actually...
- Grinding Gear Games
- PS5
- Path of Exile
News Dynasty Warriors 10 Was Cancelled and Reworked Into Dynasty Warriors: Origins
"Back to basics"
According to a new interview with Japanese publication 4Gamer (as covered in English by Siliconera), publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force were working on a different Dynasty Warriors title prior to the newly released Dynasty Warriors: Origins. However, the project — which probably would have become Dynasty Warriors 10...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- Dynasty Warriors
News Sony, PlayStation Studios Making Donations to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts
Millions towards aid for ongoing disaster
Sony and some of PlayStation's first-party studios have confirmed they're making donations to relief efforts relating to the ongoing Los Angeles fires. They join other companies and entities that are providing financial support to help those providing aid and rebuilding services in the area. In a statement...
- Sony
News Smite 2 Is Now Available for Free to Everyone as It Enters Open Beta Phase on PS5
Smite be worth checking out
Smite 2, sequel to the popular MOBA from Hi-Rez Studios, is now free-to-play for all PS5 users as it transitions from closed alpha to open beta. The game sees teams of players duking it out to win matches and achieve objectives using a wide range of characters, all based on gods and other legendary entities. The most...
- Hi-Rez Studios
- PS5
- Smite
News Broken Sword 2 Remaster Teased By Team Who Reforged the First Game
Mirror, mirror
Revolution Software, the developer that brought us the fantastic Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged in September of last year, has teased a remaster of the series' second game, Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror. The tease was part of a Christmas message video from Revolution Software, which seems to have passed just about...
- Revolution Software
- Broken Sword
News Evo 2025 Lineup Announced as New Fatal Fury Joins Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, and More
Get ready for the next battle
Set to take place on the 1st to the 3rd of August, this year's Evo has confirmed its lineup of main games. Eight titles will take centre stage, including Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, which releases for PS5 and PS4 in April. SNK's latest will be joined by the usual heavy hitters (and the classic Marvel vs. Capcom...
- Evo
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- PS4
News Lil Gator Game Is Getting a Lil Bigger with DLC Expansion, In the Dark
Will you snap it up?
Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer MegaWobble have announced an expansion for the adorable action adventure, Lil Gator Game. Arriving on PS5 and PS4 in 2023, the cutesy title will become a fair bit larger with the expansion, entitled In the Dark. Said to double the size of the game, In the Dark takes players underground...
- Playtonic Friends
- PS5
- PS4
- Lil Gator Game
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Tuesday14th Jan 2025
News Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Is All But Official Now, More Than a Graphics Upgrade
Project appears on LinkedIn profile
The remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag that Ubisoft reportedly has in the works appears to be absolutely real at this point, as the project has now appeared (temporarily) on an employee's LinkedIn profile. Spotted by MP1ST, it's listed with mention of new gameplay systems and mechanics relating to combat,...
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- PS5
- Assassin's Creed
