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Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 - All Dreamcatcher Locations
Where to find all 20 dreamcatchers
Where can you find all the dreamcatchers in Red Dead Redemption 2? There are 20 dreamcatcher locations found throughout the world in Red Dead Redemption 2, and some of them can be tricky to find. Once you find your first dreamcatcher, you'll open up a challenge that tasks you with finding all 20. Fortunately, our...
Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 - How to Discover the Fate of Marco Dragic
Artificial intelligence
One of the quest lines in Red Dead Redemption 2 sees you attempting to discover the fate of Marco Dragic, and completing it will unlock the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Trophy. We’re going to walkthrough the steps that you need to follow in order to complete the Stranger Mission in this guide, so read on. How to Discover...
Round Up Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Reviews Set New Records
Highest scores in PS4 history
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best reviewed PlayStation 4 game of all time, narrowly edging out the critical average of Grand Theft Auto V’s remaster, and toppling exclusives like The Last of Us Remastered, God of War, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Here’s a round-up of some of the reviews so far. Push Square
Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 FAQ - Everything You Need to Know
All your questions answered
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally here. After a lengthy development and a whole ton of hype, the open world Western sequel is within reach. There's lots of information out there regarding Rockstar's latest, so to make sense of it all, we've gathered as much of it as we can right here, in one handy dandy guide. See below...
Guide How to Buy Red Dead Redemption 2 Game and PS4 Pro Console Bundles
Where to get your hands on RDR2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is out very soon indeed, and it's looking to be another stunner from Rockstar Games. The open world Western releases on 26th October 2018, and there are a couple of different ways you can get involved on PS4. If you're just after the game itself, there's the standard or special edition to...
Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 - How to Gain or Lose Honor
How to increase or decrease your honor
How do you gain or lose honor in Red Dead Redemption 2? Much like in the first Red Dead Redemption, main character Arthur can be more of a good guy or more of a bad guy depending on how you play. Do generally nicer things, like saving people from being robbed, to increase your honor. Do generally bad things,...
Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 - How to Give to the Poor
Donate $250 to the gang tithing box
Red Dead Redemption 2 allows you to give to the poor via the Gang Tithing box, but you have limited opportunities to part with your hard earned cash. Donating a measly $250 will reward you with the ‘Give to the Poor’ Trophy, but if you don’t do this between Chapters 2 through 4, you may miss the opportunity...
Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 - All Mini Games and Where to Find Them
Hobby horse
Red Dead Redemption 2 has four mini games that you’ll need to complete in order to unlock the ‘Hobby Horse’ Trophy and move one step closer to 100 per cent completion. These four mini games are: Blackjack, Dominoes, Poker, and Five Finger Fillet. In this guide we’re going to list all four mini games and tell you where to find...
Guide Red Dead Redemption 2 - Best Ways to Restore Your Health, Stamina, Dead Eye Cores
How to restore cores
What are the best ways to restore your health, stamina, and dead eye cores in Red Dead Redemption 2? Making sure Arthur is fit and healthy is your first step towards finding success in Red Dead Redemption 2, so keeping your health, stamina, and dead eye cores topped up is pretty important. Your health, stamina, and dead eye...
Indie Bin Mark of the Ninja Remastered, Speed Brawl, Valthirian Arc
Also: Home Sweet Home, Think of the Children
From the embers of the Push Square Podcast rises Indie Bin – a feature that draws attention to some of the smaller games in PlayStation's busy release schedule. Once the Indie Bin is full, we'll put it out for collection in these consolidated articles featuring several pint-sized reviews. The metric...
Round Up The Heist DLC for Spider-Man PS4 Gets Solid Reviews
Saving the day
If you've been wondering how the first DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man has shaped up, the first few reviews suggest it's a pretty decent add-on. There were some concerns over whether The Heist would add very much to the experience, and while it seems that may be true, what's included is of good quality. It also sounds like it sets the...
Talking Point What's the Background Behind Your PSN Username?
My name is what?
PlayStation Network will finally allow you to change your username soon, and with that in mind we figured it’d be fun to share the history behind our IDs. So before we let you loose in the comments section, we got all of our team into one room and asked some hard hitting questions, like what is the meaning of ‘Quintumply’...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 242
All together now
The nights are drawing longer and the gaming news is drying up as new releases ship, but no one could ever complain that there’s nothing to play. The release calendar is absolutely stacked right now, so here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m so close to 100 per cent Trophy completion in Hitman...
Poll Are You a Fan of Gaming Magazines?
Are they still relevant?
The unfortunate news that legendary UK gaming magazine GamesMaster is being shut down has got all of us here at the Push Square office reminiscing about our favourite mags from back in the day. The simple truth is that without publications like the Official PlayStation Magazine, EDGE, and indeed GamesMaster, we probably...
Round Up SoulCalibur VI PS4 Reviews Are Looking Sharp
Return to form?
It's looking like Bandai Namco's managed to bring SoulCalibur back with a bit of a bang. The reviews for SoulCalibur VI are coming in, and it's getting great scores across the board. Hopefully this latest entry in the weapon-based fighting game series can live up to the awesome SoulCalibur II. As for our own review, we'll have one...
Guide Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - How to Unlock All Blackout Characters
Skins galore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode operates in a similar manner to that of other Battle Royale games, in that skins are the main form of customisation. The base game ships with a large assortment of different characters to play as, and here's how you unlock them. We'll continue to update this article as more methods and unlocks...
Guide Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Hints and Tips for Surviving Blackout
Be the one in 88
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 may be your first experience of the Battle Royale genre, and if so, it's understandable if you're a little apprehensive to jump in for the first time. Things can get a little overwhelming, with new mechanics and items that aren't present anywhere else in the game, but you needn't worry any longer. We're...
Feature Celebrating PlayStation VR's Second Anniversary
The games, the headset, and the memories
PlayStation VR turns two years old today. Hip hip hooray! With over three million headsets out in the wild and more than 22 million software purchases to accompany them, it's fair to say that Sony's virtual reality gamble has more than paid off. The headset continues to receive one unforgettable experience...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 241
Black hot
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out and Red Dead Redemption 2 is calling, so there’s lots for us to gab about in this week’s WAYP. All that’s left is for us to pose that age old question: what are you playing this weekend? Sammy Barker, Editor: I've got until Red Dead Redemption 2 releases to finish off Hitman, because I want to be...
Hands On Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is One of the Best Multiplayer Games This Generation
The king is back
It's completely understandable for you to be sceptical of the reviews that have dropped for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 so far, as it's a series that has stagnated somewhat during the PlayStation 4 generation as fans fight for the return of more grounded combat while studio heads offer more and more means of mobility. Call of Duty:...
Round Up Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PS4 Reviews Are Killing It
CoD comes through
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is really, really good. At least, that’s the view of critics who’ve gone live with their reviews on launch day. We’ve decided to hold back our opinion until we’ve played more on retail servers, but we guess these lot are feeling confident in what they’ve seen so far. The scores are, across the...
Poll Is Assassin's Creed Odyssey One of the Best Games in the Series?
Do you agree with the reviews?
Assassin's Creed Odyssey has been out for about a week now on PlayStation 4. The open world title was met with high praise from critics, and Ubisoft has said that the game's already outperformed its current-gen predecessors. Safe to say that it's been looking good for the gigantic Greek adventure. As always, though,...
Soapbox Can You Truly Appreciate a Game with Walkthroughs?
Step-by-step
I remember getting quite far in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time before turning to a guide. It was probably the Water Temple that did it; that topsy-turvy dungeon with rising-and-falling fluid levels was a nightmare – so much so I’m pretty sure it was altered in the Nintendo 3DS re-release. Patches weren’t a thing when I was...
Site News Where's Our Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review?
Top of the BlOps
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out now, and you’re probably wondering where our review is, right? Well, you’re going to have to sit tight. The reason for this is because the latest in Activision’s ginormous series is heavily online focused, and while we could have pushed for invites to swanky review events, we prefer to cover...
Feature 5 Reasons to Be Excited for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Assuming you aren't already
With another year, comes another Call of Duty title – this time with the return of the Black Ops sub-franchise. While the lack of a single player campaign may turn some fans away, there's still plenty to look forward to. Here are five reasons we reckon you should be excited for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Blackout:...
Reaction Sony Has Been Very Busy Behind the Scenes
Pro-active PlayStation
It’s been a quiet year for Sony with regards to its communication with consumers, something that we’ve criticised quite heavily in the past – but it clearly hasn’t been twiddling its thumbs. Whether the company is clearing the deck ahead of the PlayStation 5 or just working to ensure it retains its position of...
Guide Best Assassin's Creed Games Ranked
Blade runner
Ah, Assassin's Creed. The success of Ubisoft's massively popular open world series is partly responsible for pushing the publisher up near the very top of the industry food chain, where it now sits alongside the likes of EA and Activision. But as is the case with any long standing franchise, Creed has had its ups and downs. Some of its...
Guide Best PS4 Games You Can Play in a Day
Afternoon delights
What are the best PS4 games you can beat in a day? With time so precious in this busy world, there is often far less opportunity to game than most players would like. But don’t worry, the PlayStation catalogue has even the most time-constrained gamer covered. What follows are ten fantastic PS4 games that you can complete in an...
DLC Review Surf 'n' Turf Brings Both Sunshine and Challenge to Overcooked 2
Fun in the sun
Firing up Overcooked 2's new Surf 'n' Turf DLC, we had flashbacks to the almost unbearable heatwave endured by much of the UK back in the Summer. We at Push Square Towers were on our knees, desperately trying to keep cool and not let the heat get to us. With copious amounts of ice cream and good old fashioned British complaining, we...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 240
An odyssey
Marvel’s Spider-Man! Assassin’s Creed Odyssey! Crumbs, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out next week! And then there’s Red Dead Redemption 2 lingering tantalisingly on the horizon. Your weekly WAYP is heating up, so enough of the awkward pre-ambles – let’s get stuck in. Sammy Barker, Editor: I finished the story in Marvel's...
Liam's loving the lack of stabilisers
The sheer existence of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's exploration mode feels like acceptance from French publisher Ubisoft. After a generation of games plagued by the "Ubisoft formula" of climbing towers to unlock new missions and locations, side activities that flood the map with icons, and sprawling skill trees,...
Guide Assassin's Creed Odyssey Mercenaries - How to Beat Them, Bounties, Tiers, and Rewards
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's mercenary system explained
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's mercenary system adds a totally new dynamic to the open world game. Break the law anywhere in Greece, and you may end up being hunted by mercenaries -- powerful enemies with their own abilities, equipment, strengths, and weaknesses. In this guide, we're going to go...
Hands On Devil May Cry 5 Is the Sequel You've Been Waiting For
Dante stop believin'
Wherever you stand on DmC: Devil May Cry, the fact is that Ninja Theory didn’t deliver the game that fans wanted. By rebooting the series and changing a certain character’s hair colour, the Cambridge developer lost most ardent fans overnight; the combat, despite being especially good in the remastered Definitive Edition,...
Poll If PSN Name Changes Are Really Happening, Will You Change Yours?
Is an upgrade in order?
One of the big stories in the PlayStation Nation this week was that according to reputable sources, the ability to change your PlayStation Network username is finally heading our way. When? We're not entirely sure yet, but reports say that some developers have been told all about it. If this really is happening, though, will...
Hands On Resident Evil 2's Action Is Intense on the PS4
Busting Birkin
Resident Evil 2 feels like the best kind of déjà vu. You’ll undoubtedly recognise characters and locations in Capcom’s long-awaited PSone revival, but this PlayStation 4 remake is still very much its own game. We recently got to go hands on with Claire Redfield’s portion of the campaign, and while our demo was restricted to a...
Guide Assassin's Creed Odyssey for Beginners - Tips, Hints, and Tricks
Adventure awaits
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a very big and rather complex game. It has layers upon layers of systems and mechanics that all tie into one another, and at first, it can be daunting. While the title does do a good job of easing you into the experience -- the entire first island is basically one huge tutorial -- there's still much to...
Soapbox Kingdom Hearts III Was My First Taste of Kingdom Hearts
Did the light defeat the dark?
I’ve had a morbid obsession with Kingdom Hearts III for a fair share of its worryingly protracted development cycle. See, here’s the thing: I kinda like Disney – well, mid-90s Disney anyway. I was a snotty nosed tween when the company was enjoying its cinematic renaissance, so I grew up with legendary movies like...
Talking Point Is Astro Bot the Mascot of the PS4 Era?
The face of the format
Unlike its competition, Sony’s never really had an official mascot. While you associate the likes of Super Mario and Master Chief with Nintendo and Xbox respectively, PlayStation’s had a rotating cast of key heroes, from Crash Bandicoot right the way through to Nathan Drake. But which character best encapsulates the...
Feature Best PS4 Music of September 2018
Music, muzak, music
August was absolutely packed to the brim with good PlayStation music to treat your ears to, so it’s not terribly surprising that there are fewer highlights for September. Fewer highlights however doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about, as the stand-outs from this past month are some pretty special releases. Destiny...
Soapbox Destiny 2: Forsaken Has Rekindled My Love for the Game, But at a Cost
Lloyd thinks the expansion's a blast
The year was 2014. Following a really exciting beta, Bungie’s first post-Halo effort hit PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A “shared world shooter”, Destiny was envisaged as a ten year project, constantly being iterated on. A shooter clad in MMO trappings, first impressions suggested that its estimated five...
Soapbox Publishers Want You to Pay to Play Early, And It's a Worry
Sammy on the dangers of double release dates
If you’ve ever lived in Europe, you’ll know the pain: the eternal wait for release dates, while the rest of the world gads about in the next great game. It wasn’t so bad during the PSone era: the Internet was less established in those hazy mid-nineties days, and so magazines were the main source of...
Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of September 2018
Footie, war, epic quests, and superheroes
September was a good time to be a PlayStation gamer. All told it was a rather stuffed month, with blockbusters sitting beside more niche titles -- and many of them reviewed especially well. That said, we bet you can already guess which game's won our coveted Game of the Month award. We could lie and tell you...
Feature The Promising PS4 Games of October 2018
This is the one
Oh god, it's here. The big one. For real this time. October looks set to be the biggest month of the year for blockbuster titles. At this point you probably don't even need reminding, but we're going to go ahead and do our monthly Promising PS4 Games feature anyway. It's time to pray for your wallets as well as your free time...
Round Up Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Reviews Paint an Epic Picture
Set sail
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is only a few days away, which can only mean one thing: reviews. Only a year out from Assassin's Creed Origins, there have been concerns over Odyssey, but going by what critics are saying, Ubisoft has pulled off another spectacular adventure. The game's being praised for its incredibly detailed open world, its...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 239
The stage of history
The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder, but the release calendar sure as hell is heating up. There are a metric ton of titles on the horizon, and we’re battling to get on top of them all. The question is: how are you keeping up? Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: You better believe I'm still polishing off...
Guide New PS4 Games Releasing in October 2018
Every upcoming PlayStation 4 release date in October 2018
What new PS4 games are coming out in October 2018? Perhaps a better question would be: what isn't releasing on the PlayStation 4 next month? There's no doubt that the biggest new title is Red Dead Redemption 2, but there's also Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, SoulCalibur VI, and Assassin's Creed...
Hands On The Best Indie Games at EGX 2018
Small but cool
While it’s the big blockbusters that always draw the largest crowds at conventions like EGX 2018, the most fun can usually be found nestled away in the deepest, darkest corners of Birmingham’s behemoth NEC, with indie games galore vying for… Well, any attention at all. This year’s show played host to approximately a billion...
Poll Do You Care About Cross-Play Now That It's Available on PS4?
Cross your heart
So one of the biggest stories this week was that Sony has changed its policy on cross-play. It announced that it was holding a cross-play Fortnite beta on PlayStation 4, allowing users to match up with Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PC, and Mac players. Quite the turnaround. Of course, Fortnite could just be the start...
Hands On Sekiro's Going to Be as Hard as You Fear - Or Hope
Samurai souls
Playable for the first time, FromSoftware’s ninja-action death frenzy Sekiro was the 2018 Tokyo Game Show’s hottest ticket. Sekiro sets out its threat in the subtitle: Shadows Die Twice. On the subject of death, we were reminded of a story by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, in which she sees a goat after a family visit, representing...
Soapbox Warhawk Is One of Sony's Greatest Online Success Stories
Sammy and Stephen remember a PS3 classic
Sony’s known for its single player, story games these days – but at the start of the PlayStation 3 era, that wasn’t necessarily the case. With the likes of Halo running amok on the Xbox and the PlayStation Network needing to establish itself, the platform holder pushed new multiplayer series like...
