Feature Articles
Monday27th Jan 2020
Soundtrack of the Decade #10 - Death Stranding’s Meditative Strangeness Gave Way to Amazing Music
The first strand type soundtrack
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Tuesday31st Dec 2019
Game of the Year #2 - Death Stranding
Boundary breaking
Death Stranding is not quite as divisive as some would lead you to believe. Released to widespread critical praise, it is the only video game this year to receive a rare 10/10 rating from Push Square thanks to an experience that could only come from the mind of Hideo Kojima. The creator's first title since Metal Gear Solid V: The...
Friday15th Nov 2019
Poll One Week Later, What Review Score Would You Give Death Stranding?
Make a connection
It's been one whole week since Death Stranding launched on PlayStation 4. Hideo Kojima's latest has sparked debate after debate all across the internet, and it continues to do so. The game received very positive critical reviews -- for the most part -- but the title's had its detractors since the moment it was revealed. That said,...
Wednesday13th Nov 2019
Motions capture
I don't think Death Stranding and Red Dead Redemption 2 are easy games to get into. Both games offer their own unique web of gameplay mechanics and, at times, obtuse systems, and this can initially make them seem boring, frustrating, or convoluted. It's easy to say that any game isn't for everyone, but I think it's particularly...
Friday8th Nov 2019
Poll Should Sony Work with Hideo Kojima Again?
What's next for Kojima Productions?
Death Stranding is out today, bringing a conclusion to one of the most prestigious partnerships in games. Sony bent over backwards for Hideo Kojima, providing him with the source code to Guerrilla Games’ Decima Engine and a budget big enough to produce a title with a bunch of Hollywood stars. Nevertheless, the...
Thursday7th Nov 2019
Interview Death Stranding's Soundtrack Will 'Defy Classification', Says Score Designer
Joel Corelitz on Kojima and Timefall
At the time of writing, Death Stranding is just hours away from launching. You've got your pre-load ready to boot at midnight, with 2019's most unique experience ahead of you. It's an outstanding game, which we highlighted in the 10/10 Push Square review, with one of its greatest aspects being a soundtrack that...
Monday4th Nov 2019
Feature Preventing a Voidout at London's Death Stranding Experience
Hideo Kojima braves the UK weather
On what was surely one of the wettest mornings London had seen for quite some time, there was a buzz about Camden Market. As England rugby fans drowned their sorrows in pubs nearby, a queue already hundreds of ecstatic people deep was beginning to take shape -- stretching and winding its way down Chalk Farm Road...
Friday1st Nov 2019
Poll Will You Be Buying Death Stranding?
Life or death
Well, the Death Stranding reviews are here and the game's sitting quite pretty with a Metascore of 84, but not everyone is as enamoured with Hideo Kojima's latest as we are. We've awarded Death Stranding a very rare 10/10 here on Push Square, but the title's received a handful of less positive critiques elsewhere. The question then, is...
Round Up Death Stranding Reviews Show Hideo Kojima's Latest Is a Divisive Experience
Opinions, opinions
Death Stranding reviews have arrived, and as you might expect, opinions are pretty split. We rate the game among PlayStation 4's best, awarding the Kojima Productions title a hallowed 10/10, but it's clear not everyone agrees. While scores err on the side of positive, the console exclusive is drawing varied verdicts from every...
Thursday31st Oct 2019
Soapbox How Has Kojima Productions Managed to Develop Death Stranding in Three Years?
Liam can't quite work it out
In a generation that has had its fair share of huge PlayStation 4 titles, both multi-platform and exclusive, delayed time and time again, Death Stranding feels like an enigma. Developed in the space of three years, Kojima Productions has managed to put out 2019's biggest title probably at least 365 days earlier than...
Monday28th Oct 2019
Talking Point Does Death Stranding's Non-Exclusivity Matter?
Blowing off Steam
The greatest will-they-won’t-they saga in gaming finally has a conclusion: Death Stranding will release on the PC next year. The game had been announced for computers right at the very beginning of Hideo Kojima’s relationship with Sony, but when the auteur opted to employ Guerrilla Games’ proprietary Decima Engine technology,...
Wednesday11th Sep 2019
Talking Point Do You Actually Want to See More Death Stranding?
This game will be the death of us
Industry icon Hideo Kojima proudly proclaimed on Twitter this week that the first of Death Stranding’s imminent Tokyo Game Show 2019 presentations would include 50 minutes of gameplay footage. It’s actually just one of three showcases publisher Sony has lined up, with a further 30 minutes pledged for the...
Tuesday20th Aug 2019
Soapbox In Defence of Death Stranding
Boiling piss
I really do get it, y’know? No, not Death Stranding’s storyline – I’m as confuddled as the rest of you by its pseudo-philosophical mumbo-jumbo. I’m talking about the scepticism. You’re bored of Hideo Kojima being, well, Hideo Kojima, and you want the auteur to be put back on a leash. Maybe not a Konami-branded leash, but a...
Tuesday29th May 2018
Soapbox Death Stranding Is an E3 2018 Enigma, and That's Exciting
Surprise, surprise
How often does a game actually surprise you? God of War is probably the last announcement that actually took me aback; I was genuinely expecting a repurposing of the franchise’s established format, albeit transposed into a Norse environment. So when Kratos stepped out of the shadows at E3 2016 and Sony Santa Monica introduced...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2017
Soapbox Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Me Even More Hyped for Death Stranding
Mads world
Do you remember last year when Metal Gear man Hideo Kojima toured the world with PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny searching for an engine to run Death Stranding on? The auteur's voyage spanned America and Europe, stopping at every single one of Sony's first-party studios, including Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, and Media Molecule. But...
