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  • News Bungie's Marathon PS5 Game Taking Over PlayStation Social Media Pages

    New updates likely coming soon

    PlayStation has updated all its social media channels and pages with images relating to its upcoming live-service game Marathon, with developer Bungie posting the first tease. On Twitter, the team has begun posting black and neon green imagery that fans have found leads to an ARG. The latest update takes the form of a...

    • Bungie
    • PS5
    • Marathon
  • News Astro Bot Could Hit the Big Screen for a Movie

    Sony considering an adaptation

    Sony could turn its excellent platforming franchise Astro Bot into a movie in the future, as PlayStation Productions lead Asad Qizilbash has confirmed the company is "absolutely" considering a film adaptation. Expanding on the suggestion, Qizilbash explained to Variety how Sony picked up on last year's PS5 entry...

    • Sony
    • PlayStation Productions
    • Movies
    • Astro Bot

YesterdayThu, 3rd Apr 2025

  • Round Up A 'Cavern of Stupidity' - The Minecraft Movie Reviews Are Live

    Metacritic rating of 49

    Releasing in theatres tomorrow, 4th April 2025, the A Minecraft Movie adapts the obscenely popular video game for the big screen. It stars the likes of Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Emma Myers, with critic reviews now live. Reviews are mixed overall; the Metacritic rating sits at 49 currently, and the Rotten Tomatoes score is...

    • Warner Bros
    • Movies
    • Minecraft
    • Round Up
    • Features
  • News New The Last of Us 2 PS5 Patch 2.0 Is Breaking Ellie, Abby Upgrades

    Skills and holsters are all gone

    Naughty Dog deployed update 2.0 for the PS5 version of The Last of Us 2 Remastered earlier today to coincide with the PC port's release, but if you still have the option to, you might be better off cancelling the download for now. PS5 players in the middle of a playthrough of the game are reporting in their droves...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • The Last of Us
    • Patches
  • News The Weapon Durability Debate Is Back with PS5 Action RPG Blades of Fire

    Stock up

    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow developer MercurySteam has released another Blades of Fire gameplay video, this time going a little more in-depth on the title's combat and weapon systems. As noted in our last article, we've been getting God of War (2018) vibes from this one, but at least mechanically speaking, Blades of Fire sets itself...

    • 505 Games
    • PS5
    • Blades of Fire
    • Trailers
  • News PlayStation Keeps on Fumbling Its PC Ports

    Mixed reports published for TLOU2 Remastered

    The technical issues that Sony and its in-house PC porting specialist team Nixxes are encountering when bringing PS5 exclusives to desktops and Steam Deck don't appear to be going away, as with The Last of Us 2 Remastered launching on PC today, analysis from outlets reveals more flaws. Websites like PC...

    • Sony
    • PC
    • The Last of Us
  • News PS5 Players See Switch 2 as a Secondary Console, Not Direct Competition

    Just like the Switch

    As you may have noticed, Push Square is not a Nintendo-driven website. However, when something as big as the Switch 2 showcase is upon us, it only makes sense to write about it from a PlayStation perspective. After all, new hardware has an impact on the entire industry. And so, having watched yesterday's big Direct, we asked...

    • Sony
    • Nintendo
    • PS5
  • Hands On Hitman: World of Assassination Is a Must-Play on PSVR2

    VR port finally hit its target

    Hitman in VR is a match seemingly made in heaven, but whether it was on PSVR, PCVR or Meta Quest, IO Interactive has never seemed to get it quite right. The ill-fated PSVR release with Hitman 3 in 2021 was an admirable attempt, although shocking motion tracking through the DualShock 4 (?!) meant it felt like a half...

    • Previews
    • IO Interactive
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Hitman World of Assassination
  • News PS5, PS4 Arcade Racer Wreckreation Teasing a Return After Lengthy Period of Silence

    Get ready

    You may recall the announcement of Wreckreation, an arcade racing game in which you and your friends can build crazy courses together. After about 20 months of nothing, developer Three Fields Entertainment is finally teasing a return: The last time we saw Wreckreation was in August of 2023,

    • THQ Nordic
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Wreckreation
  • News Switch 2 Isn't Targeting People Who Want 'High-Performance Hardware', Like PS5 Pro

    Nintendo weighs in on power debate

    Nintendo Switch 2 is certainly a step up from the original console, but we’re still waiting to see just how closely it compares to the PS5 and its superior mid-gen successor, the PS5 Pro. Naturally, as a hybrid which can be played portably, fans expecting the same levels of performance as a stationary system...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • News As If Ronaldo Wasn't Enough, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Adds Real-Life DJ to Roster

    DJ, not Dee Jay

    We're starting to grow a little concerned about Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. In case you somehow haven't heard, the upcoming PS5 and PS4 fighter will feature superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as a playable character — but he won't be the only real-life celebrity taking up a spot on the roster. Yep, DJ and producer...

    • SNK
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fatal Fury
    • Trailers
  • News PS5 Fans Fear Unprecedented Price Hike in the Wake of US Tariff Turmoil

    New tariff plan arrives this month

    The United States is on the verge of imposing significantly higher tariffs on all imported goods, and onlookers are concerned about the immense impact this will likely have on the price of PS5. From 5th April 2025, a blanket 10 per cent will be applied to all goods coming into the US, and in addition, greater...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News Don't Be Late to the Hellfire Gala in Marvel Rivals on PS5

    Emma Frost, Ultron arrive for Season 2

    The second season of hit live service shooter Marvel Rivals is almost upon us, and that means there are two new characters and an avalanche of fresh outfits to look forward to. This teaser trailer gives us our first taste of newcomer Emma Frost and Ultron, as familiar faces descend upon Krakoa for the Hellfire...

    • NetEase
    • PS5
    • Marvel Rivals
    • Updates
    • Trailers
  • News PS6 Can't Rely on Cutting-Edge Graphics, Sony Must 'Change Its Way of Thinking'

    So says former boss Shuhei Yoshida

    If the PS5 has taught us anything, it's that we're well into the realm of diminishing returns when it comes to pursuing better and better graphics in video games. Indeed, for generations, console manufacturers like Sony have used graphical fidelity to sell systems — but abundantly clear improvements are becoming...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS6
  • News PS5 Graphics Modes Make Expedition 33 Either Look or Run Better, PS5 Pro Enhanced Too

    A few Trophies teased on top

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive has shared some light details surrounding how its imminent RPG will perform on PS5 systems, including the PS5 Pro. On the base PS5, there'll be Performance and Quality Modes that allow you to prioritise either the framerate or visuals. If you've got a PS5 Pro, then...

    • Kepler Interactive
    • PS5
    • PS5 Pro
    • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • News Shuhei Yoshida on the Switch 2 Direct: 'Underwhelming Until FromSoftware Showed Up'

    Former PlayStation suit reacts

    You may have missed this, but Shuhei Yoshida, the beloved ex-PlayStation executive of over 30 years, reacted live to Nintendo's big Switch 2 Direct. He joined the crew over on MinnMax to watch the presentation live, and provided some commentary — mostly after the show concluded. Host Ben Hanson asked him for his...

    • Nintendo
    • Events
    • Shuhei Yoshida
  • News Tekken 8 Reveals 'Emergency' Patches as Player Backlash Spirals Out of Control

    Tekken it lower

    We don't envy the Tekken 8 development team right now. The popular fighting game just got its big Season 2 update, but to say that it's gone down poorly amongst players would be just about the greatest understatement of 2025 so far. The backlash has been immense, and it's only grown worse over the last day or so. Tekken 8 is...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
    • Patches
  • News PlayStation Is Using A "Cold Storage" Vault & Mineshafts To Save Its 30-Year History

    Time Extension 200 million files and 650 TB have been preserved so far

    At this year's Game Developer's Conference, a senior build engineer at PlayStation named Garrett Fredley gave a talk, entitled Preserving the Past for the Future: A PlayStation Case Study. The talk, which has since been written up by

    • News
    • Game Preservation
    • PlayStation
  • News Dodgy List of Most Influential Games Ever Puts 2-Month-Old RPG in the Top 10

    What was the public thinking?

    The Cambridge Dictionary's definition of the word "influential" is to have "a lot of influence on someone or something"; a suggestion that to be influential, you need to be at least a couple of years old and have clearly inspired something — not just be a really good game. Voters who took part in BAFTAs' "The Most...

    • BAFTAs
    • Culture
  • News Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 Patch Notes Released, Huge Additions and Fixes Incoming

    Back into the Wilds

    Capcom has dropped the patch notes for Title Update 1, the first major patch coming to Monster Hunter Wilds. The update itself will be available to download on the 4th April (tomorrow at the time of writing), breathing a lot of new life into the action RPG roughly one month after its initial release on PS5. If you've been...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Monster Hunter
    • Patches
  • News Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? We Still Don't Know, But the PS5 and PS4 Game's Shutting Down

    It's probably for the breast

    Gacha game Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Battle Chronicle will end service on PS5 and PS4 from 29th September. It’s worth noting that the PC and mobile versions will remain in operation, so this news only affects the PlayStation release. Presumably, there wasn’t much uptake for this...

    • Aiming
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon
  • News Turn Your Attention to Historical Tactical Action in Nobunaga's Ambition on PS5

    Complete Edition en route

    Koei Tecmo’s long-running historical Japanese strategy series Nobunaga’s Ambition is getting a new PS5 version on 5th June with six new scenarios. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition is a re-release of the PS4 game which launched in 2023. We awarded it a strong 7/10 in our review. This new version will...

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • Nobunaga's Ambition
  • Talking Point What Are Your Thoughts on Potential $80 PS5 Games?

    "I'll buy it at a high price"

    Everyone expected it to be Rockstar and GTA 6 to drive up the prices of games yet again, but in an unexpected twist, it’s Nintendo that’s taken the plunge. In case you missed the news, Mario Kart World will retail for $79.99. In fact, so will the Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of Super Mario Party Jamboree and

    • Industry
    • PS5
    • Talking Point
    • Features
  • News Free PS Plus Compensation Confirmation Emails Being Sent Out Now

    You don't need to do anything

    Sony has started issuing compensation for PSN’s recent dramatic downtime, which lasted almost 24 hours. The company promised it’d make good on the loss of service by providing all paying PS Plus members with an additional five days of service, free of charge. The additional time, the company said, would automa

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Switch 2 Coughs Up for Timed Hades 2 Console Exclusivity, Coming to PS5 Later

    Patience is a virtue

    Hades 2, the roguelike sequel already available in Early Access on PC, will launch first as a console exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2 and original Switch. Press materials from the Mario maker confirm it’s got dibs on the Supergiant follow-up, which will supposedly take “advantage of the new system’s higher-definition...

    • Supergiant Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Hades
  • News The Best Yakuza Game's Getting a Director's Cut, And It Could Come to PS5 and PS4 Later

    Hero to 0

    Yakuza 0 is considered by many — this author included — to be the best instalment in SEGA's storied franchise. How excited we were, then, to learn that a Director's Cut of this classic crime drama is dropping in the summer. There's one big problem if you're a PlayStation fan, however: Yakuza 0 Director's Cut is exclusive to Nintendo...

    • SEGA
    • Yakuza
  • News Switch 2 Goes for the Kill in Japan By Massively Undercutting PS5's Price

    Nintendo plots Japanese language-only option

    In the rest of the world, the Switch 2 is comparatively priced to the PS5 – but Nintendo knows where its bread is buttered. The Mario maker has come up with a fascinating solution to the weakening yen and the threat of exports: a Japanese language-only system which will retail for ¥49,980 (~$338)...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
    • Japan
  • Guide PS5 vs Switch 2: Full Tech Specs Comparison

    How does Switch 2 compare to PS5 and PS4?

    Nintendo has now fully announced its newest console, the Switch 2, revealing the hardware it plans to dedicate the next seven or so years of its existence to. Entertaining a unique place in the market where it caters to both the home console users and portable enthusiasts, the Switch 2 specs and output...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • Nintendo Switch 2

Wednesday2nd Apr 2025

  • Guide The Last of Us 2 Guide: A Full 100% Collectibles Walkthrough

    Your ultimate The Last of Us 2 resource

    The Last of Us 2, or The Last of Us: Part II, is the sequel to Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed survival horror game, The Last of Us. We awarded the game a 10/10 in our The Last of Us 2 review, describing it as an "essential sequel". The game is available now on PS5, PS4, and PC. In this The Last of Us 2...

    • Guides
    • The Last of Us 2
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PC
  • Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (April 2025)

    Your ultimate guide to Sony's loyalty scheme

    PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make. In this PS Stars guide, we're going to...

    • Guides
    • PS Stars
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • Poll PS5 Fans, Are You Sold on the Nintendo Switch 2?

    Switching it up

    Nintendo's highly anticipated Switch 2 Direct has come and gone — and while we'll obviously be leaving coverage of the event itself up to our friends at Nintendo Life, we still want to know what the Push Square community thinks about the Big N's new console. Set for release on the 5th June — it's only a couple of months off! —...

    • Nintendo
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Reaction Switch 2 Looks Solid But the Many PS5, PS4 Ports Won't Spook Sony Yet

    Early impressions of Nintendo's new machine

    Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on Switch 2, after a long and arduous build-up which has almost had our colleagues at Nintendo Life in straight-jackets. The headline news here is that the console seems like a compelling iteration on its outstandingly successful predecessor, with comfortably...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
    • Reaction
    • Features
  • News Nintendo Is Raising the Price of Games with Switch 2

    What does that mean for PS5?

    Are games too expensive or too cheap? It’s a debate that’s been raging for quite some time. In the case of the Nintendo Switch 2, though, the Japanese manufacturer clearly thinks its software doesn’t cost enough. Mario Kart World, the system’s flagship new excusive, will retail for an eye-watering $79.99 in the...

    • Nintendo
    • Industry
  • News GTA: Vice City Has Been Ported To Sega Dreamcast

    Time Extension Update: Now in beta, alongside GTA III

    Mon 24th Feb 2025 One of the more welcome surprises of 2024 was the revelation that GTA 3 would be unofficially ported to the Sega Dreamcast. Developed by a team led by SKMP and built using KallistiOS software, the port was an incredible example of what Sega's 128-bit console is capable of in the right hands...

    • Sega
    • Dreamcast
    • Homebrews
    • GTA
  • News Bloodborne, Elden Ring Dev Won't Be Releasing Its Next Big Game on PS5

    The Duskbloods is a Switch 2 exclusive

    One of the most surprising announcements to come from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is a new FromSoftware title: The Duskbloods. With very heavy Bloodborne and Elden Ring vibes, it's another new IP from the Japanese studio that's — perhaps surprisingly — multiplayer-centric. You can ca

    • Nintendo
    • The Duskbloods
  • News Elden Ring Expands with New Armor, Weapons, More in Tarnished Edition

    Arriving in 2025

    Elden Ring will be ported to Nintendo Switch 2 in the form of a Tarnished Edition, but the additional content that version brings will also make its way to PS5 and PS4. The Tarnished Edition bundles together the base game along with last year's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Then, it throws "new armor, weapons and customization...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Elden Ring
    • Updates
  • Feature Nintendo Switch 2 Direct - 5 Things for PS5 Fans to Pay Attention To

    Switching it up

    After months of waiting – perhaps even years for some – the Nintendo Switch 2 will get its long-awaited blowout today. Alarmingly, as we write this, very little has leaked. We know there’ll be a new Mario Kart game for the console, as it was revealed alongside the system itself. Other than that, though, there’s an air of...

    • Sony
    • Nintendo
    • PS5
    • Industry
    • Features
  • Review Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (PS5) - Cult Favourite Platformer Returns in Robust Remaster

    Been a while, crocodile

    Remasters of all shapes and sizes are commonplace in the current video game landscape, and frankly, some deserve the return to the limelight more than others. Argonaut Games, itself revived after a long hiatus, is bringing back one of its best-loved titles that we think more than earns its right for a comeback. Croc: Legend...

    • Reviews
    • Argonaut Games
    • PS5
    • Croc Legend of the Gobbos
  • News Remaster Specialists Are Ready to Target the PS3 Next, And We Can't Wait

    Ready those re-releases

    There are so many great games, lost to time and locked to the PS3. The console’s unnecessarily complicated architecture mean Sony’s never really entertained the idea of backwards compatibility, meaning many games can only be played using PS Plus Premium cloud streaming on the PS5. But that’s where remaster specialists...

    • Nightdive Studios
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS3
  • News Nintendo Copies the Astro Bot Concept, Sells You Switch 2's Tutorial

    One way to do it

    Nintendo has been keeping a close eye on Sony, it seems. Astro’s Playroom, which comes pre-installed on every PS5, is a wonderful introduction to the console, showing off its various features across a bright and breezy four-hour platforming romp. Nintendo Switch 2: Welcome Tour is a similar concept, taking you inside your...

    • Nintendo
    • Industry
  • News James Bond PS5 Game Project 007 Resurfaces After 4 Years of Silence

    Same teaser trailer at Switch 2 Direct

    More than four years since its original announcement, the James Bond game from Hitman team IO Interactive made an unexpected appearance today during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. All that was shown was a bullet being loaded into a gun chamber and the trademark Bond introduction, with a Switch 2 version...

    • IO Interactive
    • PS5
    • Project 007
  • News It's Ridge Racer! Riiidge Racer! But It's Not Announced for PS5

    Arcade Archives 2 inclusion only on Switch 2 for now

    Industrious Japanese emulation house Hamster is bringing a new line of its Arcade Archives catalogue to the Nintendo Switch 2, starting with Namco’s 1993 classic Ridge Racer. But the iconic System 22 outing will not be playable on the PS5, at least not initially, as the dev’s only announced...

    • Hamster
    • Arcade Archives
    • Ridge Racer
  • News Hollow Knight: Silksong Relegated to a Switch 2 Sizzle Reel

    But now it's confirmed for 2025

    Probably the most anticipated indie game of all time, all Nintendo could offer Hollow Knight: Silksong fans was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it spot in a sizzle reel as part of today's Switch 2 Direct. Comprising just six seconds of footage, it did at least claim the game will release in 2025. The game appeared alongside...

    • Team Cherry
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Hollow Knight
  • News Street Fighter 6 Is Getting a Big New PS5, PS4 Bundle for New Players

    The streets will hear about this

    Street Fighter 6 is comfortably the best fighting game on the PS5 and PS4, but if you don’t own it yet you’ll have no excuse with the new Years 1-2 Fighters Edition. As you may probably expect, this will bundle in a bunch of the content added since launch as DLC. Here’s exactly what you’ll get if you...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Street Fighter
  • News Open World Mecha Action Sequel Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Boosts to PS5 in September

    Up your Arsenal

    A follow-up to 2019's Daemon x Machina — which never actually made it to PlayStation platforms — Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion has been confirmed for PS5. It launches worldwide on the 5th September. The first game was a hectic blend of Armored Core-esque mecha action and anime-infused drama — and it's fair to say that this...

    • Marvelous
    • PS5
    • Daemon X Machina
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 Finally Coming to PS5, PS4 This June

    First two chapters already available for free

    Toby Fox, developer of Undertale and follow-up adventure Deltarune, has announced that the latter's third and fourth chapters will be launching soon. Deltarune will bundle chapters one to four together when it comes to PS5 and PS4 on 5th June, 2025. The first two chapters were released on PS4 years ago...

    • Toby Fox
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Deltarune
  • News Stylish Archery the Focus of New Elden Ring Nightreign Character

    FromSoftware introduces Ironeye

    Elden Ring Nightreign studio FromSoftware has introduced another of its playable characters for the upcoming online spin-off to its 2022 smash hit. Ironeye is their name, and they're bringing a bow and arrow to the ever-changing Limveld along with some seriously flashy parkour moves. See them in action in the new...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Elden Ring
    • Trailers
  • News Starseeker Is the Follow-Up to Astroneer, Heading to PS5 in 2026

    A new frontier

    Devolver Digital has announced Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, the next game from the makers of the popular sci-fi survival title, Astroneer. Coming to PS5 in 2026, the follow-up focuses on "discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie". You can watch the teaser trailer above. It looks like the game will allow for many...

    • Devolver Digital
    • PS5
    • Starseeker
    • Announcements

Tuesday1st Apr 2025

  • News The Oblivion Remake Will Release This Week, Says Bold New Rumour

    We'll soon find out

    We've going to be very happy when the supposed Oblivion remake is finally announced. Not because it's actually real, but because we won't have to cover these increasingly tedious rumours. The latest 'insider' information to do the rounds originates on social media (of course). A user by the name of Detective Seeds — who, to be...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • The Elder Scrolls
    • Rumours
  • News April 2025's PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

    Dead or alive, you're coming with me

    PS Plus Essential users can now treat themselves to the well-regarded RoboCop: Rogue City and two further PS5, PS4 titles as the service's April 2025 selection of games are now available to download. You have got until 5th May 2025 to redeem them to your PSN account, with the full lineup looking like this:...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus