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Guide Best PS4 Cyber Monday 2017 Deals USA
All of the best PlayStation offers updated with lightning efficiency
Cyber Monday 2017 has arrived to fill the gaping discounts hole in your life left by the expiration of Black Friday 2017 – but what deals are deserving of your attention? Well, even though your wallet may already be on the light side, you may want to refer to the wares listed...
Guide Best PS4 Cyber Monday 2017 Deals UK
The PlayStation discounts keep rolling into a new week
Black Friday 2017 is past its sell by date, but the UK retail sector is extending the discounts for another 24 hours with Cyber Monday 2017 – the second of the two American-inspired November shopping holidays. Even though this is coming in the aftermath of last week’s cut-price bonanzas,...
Guide PS4 Pro vs PS4 - Which One Should You Buy?
All the differences between PS4 Pro and PS4
If you’re planning to purchase a PlayStation 4, you may have one big question: PS4 Pro or standard PS4? Both boxes have access to the same library of games, but ever since 10th November 2016, manufacturer Sony has offered two versions of its flagship format, so what are the differences? Well, in order to...
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...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 196
The aftermath
Minus a few stragglers, all of the big game releases are out, and the busy November shopping window is over. It means that we can all take a bit of a breather for a week or two, before The Game Awards and PlayStation Experience get underway, anyway. The question is: what will be occupying you during your new-found time? Sammy Barker,...
Guide Best PSVR Black Friday 2017 Deals: PlayStation VR Bundles, Games, More
Best prices on hardware and games in Britain
PlayStation VR is having a particularly great Black Friday 2017, with Sony discounting the price of hardware bundles including hot new releases like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Gran Turismo Sport. If you’re in the market for the PlayStation 4’s virtual reality headset then look no further than...
Guide Best Black Friday 2017 PS4 Games Deals - FIFA, Uncharted, More
All the software on sale this Black Friday
What PlayStation 4 games are on sale for Black Friday 2017? Well, we’ve rounded up all of the best PS4 games Black Friday 2017 deals so that you can find a bargain with lightning efficiency. We’ll be constantly updating this page, so feel free to add it to your bookmarks and keep revisiting as we seek...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts on Black Friday?
Deal or no deal?
Bloody Black Friday, eh? Every year, retailers around the globe slash prices in the hope that the public will spend, spend, spend. As you'd expect, the games industry weighs in big on this day of discounts, with retailers shifting software, hardware, and everything in between -- but what do you make of Black Friday? We're here to...
Hardware Review PS4 Slime Controller - Taking the PS4's Strangest Pad for a Spin
Prime slime?
Ladies and gentlemen, we present you the most bizarre PlayStation peripheral we've ever laid our sweaty hands on: the HORI Dragon Quest Slime Controller. This Japan-exclusive PlayStation 4 controller takes the form of a slime -- a monster from Square Enix's Dragon Quest series. For those who don't know, the slime is essentially the...
A compilation of the biggest bargains this Black Friday
The big day is finally here, and we've compiled all of the best PS4 Black Friday 2017 deals in the USA. As the best PlayStation website in the world, we’ll be bringing you all of the reduced bundles, low-price games, and cheap accessories with lightning efficiency, so make sure you keep your...
Guide Best PS4 Black Friday 2017 Deals UK: PlayStation 4 Bundles, Accessories, 4K TVs for PS4 Pro
A compilation of discounts prior to the holidays
After what feels like ten years of build up, Black Friday 2017 is here, and it’s flinging an avalanche of PlayStation 4 deals in your general direction. As the biggest and best PlayStation website in the world, we’re of course here to tell you about all of the bargains, and so we’ve compiled the...
Guide Best PS Plus Prices on Black Friday 2017
Extend your PlayStation Plus sub on the cheap
Sony has discounted 12-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in the UK and USA, so we’ve compiled the best PS Plus prices on Black Friday 2017. While an annual membership is still fairly pricey, you’re getting approximately 20 per cent off in both territories, which is a decent saving. It’s worth...
Hands On Will Monster of the Deep's Final Fantasy Fishing Reel You In?
Hook, line, and stinker?
For a game that’s always looked like a bit of a gag, Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV is surprisingly fleshed out. Packing a story mode, alongside multiple FFXV-esque hunts, there’s a lot to do in this PlayStation VR powered angling adventure. And while the quality is admittedly a bit inconsistent, you may find that...
Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Round 1 - Matches 17-20
Ready? Fight!
This is the fifth week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament. 128 characters enter, but only one will be crowned champion -- and you decide who that champion will be. If you want to know more about the Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, be sure to click through here. Previous Results (Click the image to...
Guide Assassin's Creed Origins Sobek Event - Where to Find Sobek and How to Beat Him
And what loot does he drop?
Assassin's Creed Origins' second boss event is live on PlayStation 4. Much like the Anubis event which took place a couple of weeks ago, you're tasked with taking down the physical manifestation of an Egyptian god. In this case, you'll be going toe to toe with Sobek. Here's a quick guide on where to find him, how to beat...
DLC Review Snowfall Adds a Dusting of Content to Cities: Skylines
This season, pass
The festive season is here, and with it comes Snowfall, the first of seven DLCs for Cities: Skylines’ PlayStation 4 port. Colossal Order’s city sim was chock-full of content at launch, but Snowfall leaves a lot to be desired in terms of value, and gets the game’s Season Pass off to a slippery start. Chief among the new...
Interview Discussing the Music of Call of Duty: WWII with composer Wilbert Roget II
Answering the call of music
Recently, we got the chance to sit down and discuss the process behind composing the soundtrack for Call of Duty: WWII’s soundtrack, with its composer Wilbert Roget II, who's no stranger to working on games. We dove deep into some of the finer points of the score, and got a glimpse behind the curtain at his process and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 195
Take your pick
That’s it, then: all of the holiday blockbusters are out and Thanksgiving awaits. Of course, it’s not the end of the PlayStation 4’s year by any stretch of the imagination – there are still dozens of titles to be released before 2018 arrives – but it does mean you can probably breathe a little bit and catch up on all of the...
Hardware Review PS4 Slim Review - The Most Affordable PlayStation 4
Does Sony's diminutive device deliver?
It's amazing how much can happen in the space of a month. We never really expected Sony to release a PlayStation 4 Slim, but here we are putting Sony's shrunken system through its paces. There are times when the games industry feels like it's moving at a snail's pace, with titles announced eons before...
Guide New PS4 Games Releasing in 2017
Upcoming PlayStation 4 games release dates
Looking for new PS4 games release dates? Then we've got you covered with an exhaustive list of every PlayStation 4 game scheduled to release in 2017. You'll find every confirmed release date from the end of October and beyond, alongside some tentative ones, and we'll be working to update this regularly so...
Poll Are You Buying Star Wars Battlefront 2?
Or have microtransactions put you off?
Hey, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is out today on PlayStation 4... But are you buying it? Just in case you haven't been keeping up with the news, EA's latest blockbuster has been drowning in a sea of negativity for weeks. Most of that negativity stems from the game's convoluted progression system, which places...
Hands On Skyrim VR Looks and Plays Great with PlayStation VR
Is The Elder Scrolls any good in virtual reality?
We’re some four hours into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and we’ve already got a quest list longer than our armspan, but we can say definitively that this is a great version of the game. Adapted for PlayStation VR, Bethesda’s behemoth open world looks exactly like you remember it – but also...
Hands On Skyrim VR Has Improved a Helluva Lot with PlayStation VR
The Elder Scrolls V's final build fares much better in virtual reality
Our early The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR impressions weren’t exactly enthusiastic. We tested the game in sub-optimal convention conditions with hellish teleportation enabled, and walked away from our demo like we’d just spent an afternoon in The Bannered Mare. The opportunity...
Hardware Review PS4 Pro Review - Should You Upgrade Your PlayStation 4?
Do you even 4K, Pro?
For a company supposedly sitting on its near 70 million unit install base, Sony sure isn't slowing down. Just a month after ushering in a virtual revolution with PlayStation VR, the platform holder released the first ever iterative console model with the PlayStation 4 Pro; the bags under the eyes of the Japanese giant's...
Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Round 1 - Matches 13-16
Ready? Fight!
This is the fourth week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament. 128 characters enter, but only one will be crowned champion -- and you decide who that champion will be. If you want to know more about the Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, be sure to click through here. Previous Results (Click the image to...
Hardware Review PSVR Review - Should You Buy PlayStation VR?
Virtual revolution
At least I can say I have lived. Sony's award-winning 1999 commercial hinged on one simple, indelible message: PlayStation has the power to transform you into someone you're not; the capacity to transport you to places that you've never been to before. And in the near-two decades since that promise was made, the Japanese giant's...
Round Up Star Wars Battlefront 2 Reviews Lurch Towards the Dark Side
Palpatine's having palpatations
The original Star Wars Battlefront was one of those edge cases where it attracted a mixed critical response but was actually reasonably well-liked by fans. With the sequel, publisher EA and developer DICE will have been hoping to improve upon the original’s Metacritic rating of 73 – but it’s going to have its...
Soapbox After the Vita's Failure, Why Do People Now Want Console Games on the Go?
Sammy considers how tones have changed
The first console launch I ever covered for Push Square was the PlayStation Vita, so I remember those heady February winter days well. It was 2012 and message boards were aflame with complaints about the infamous Online Pass (remember that?), while the PlayStation 3 was struggling to step outside of the Xbox...
Soapbox Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Is a Better Game to Watch Than to Play
Liam's feeling conflicted
It’s hard to call Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus my most disappointing game of 2017 when Mass Effect Andromeda released just shy of nine months ago. But, if it wasn’t for that let-down of a space excursion, BJ Blazkowicz’s latest Nazi rampage would be taking that less than coveted prize. However, this...
Soapbox Video Game Delays Are Important
Gabriella urges patience
When your most anticipated game is delayed, it can be a painful pill to swallow. Admittedly, I’ve had my fair share of these instances in the past. An example of this came in 2013, when Sony made the bold decision to delay a game I had been looking forward to playing since its announcement back in 2011: Naughty Dog's...
Hands On Stepping Out of SMITE's Shadows Over Hercopolis
Adventure time
Throughout 2017 deity themed MOBA SMITE has been mixing things up via some limited time adventure events. Covering some different ground, these diversions have had varying degrees of success. So, while the kart racing event turned out to be about as much fun as slamming your head in a car door, it was the Trials of King Hercules – a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 194
In the thick of it
Well, you can’t say there’s nothing to play this weekend, can you? The release calendar has been absolutely stuffed to the gills with new releases this past month – many of which we’re still aimlessly wrestling PR to get review code for. Sigh. Still, the WAYP party rolls on regardless. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m not...
Hands On Shadow of the Colossus, One of the All-Time Gaming Greats, Stuns on PS4
Resplendent remake breathes new life into hall of famer
Between the likes of the God of War Collection and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, developer Bluepoint’s rightly earned the reputation of being the masters of remasters. But with Shadow of the Colossus’ impending PlayStation 4 remake it’s taking its work to an extraordinary new...
Poll What Year Should Sony Launch the PS5?
Next-gen predictions
So, Ubisoft popped up earlier this week and said that it doesn't expect the next generation of consoles to launch for at least another couple of years. In other words, the company doesn't think that Sony is going to release the PS5 until late 2019 at the earliest. The publisher promises it doesn't have any inside knowledge...
Guide Best PS4 Music of October 2017
Push it to the limit
As we start getting into the holiday season, the releases of big name games are ratcheting up as they do every year, which also means some major soundtracks are going to accompany these games. October offered a lot of quality music, most of it courtesy of the big budget stuff, but on any given month, if you dig deep enough, you...
Video Huge PlayStation VR Hands On with The Inpatient, DOOM VFR, More
Lots to look forward to
We recently got to go hands on with a wealth of PlayStation VR games, including The Inpatient, DOOM VFR, Bravo Team, Moss, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to capture any new gameplay footage, but you can watch our impressions in the embedded videos. Alternatively, if reading’s more...
Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of October 2017
Nazis, orcs, farts, and sand
October was a pretty darn good month for PlayStation gaming. We gave out a bunch of high review scores, but as always, only one game can take home our coveted Game of the Month award. Without filling this opening paragraph with anymore fluff, let's get stuck right into it. Bronze Trophy: Middle-earth: Shadow of...
Hands On The Inpatient Shares Until Dawn's Penchant for Jump Scares
Boo
Yes, yours truly screamed. Are you happy now Simon Fitzgerald? Here your humble host was, sat in a partially empty room surrounded by kindly Sony temps, with cries muffled only by the cover of a PlayStation VR headset. Much like Until Dawn before it, The Inpatient cheats with its jump scares – but goddamn is it effective. (Everyone was too...
Hands On Detroit: Become Human's Escalating Tension Is Unparalleled
White knuckle ride
We’ve played Detroit: Become Human a handful of times now and our takeaway has always been the same: this is tense. Like, it’s really freakin’ tense. We’re, of course, referring to the hostage demo (again), where android detective Connor is tasked with defusing a rooftop situation that sees a small girl inches from the...
Hands On Bravo Team Is Straight-Faced Co-Op Time Crisis for PlayStation VR
Guns up
There are nameless terrorists to slaughter and you’ve got an ally to help you get the job done: PlayStation VR first-person shooter Bravo Team doesn’t really need much introduction. Built with Sony’s underused but excellent PlayStation VR Aim Controller in mind, our hands on demo is set against the backdrop of a Golden Gate-esque...
Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Round 1 - Matches 9-12
Ready? Fight!
This is the third week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament. 128 characters enter, but only one will be crowned champion -- and you decide who that champion will be. If you want to know more about the Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, be sure to click through here. Previous Results (Click the image to...
Hands On DOOM VFR Cleverly Keeps You on the Move in PlayStation VR
Welcome to your DOOM
DOOM is not a stop and pop shooter. In last year’s franchise reboot, developer id Software transformed the kinetic nature of the original games into a game mechanic, with Glory Kills forcing you to get up close and personal with your demonic adversaries in order to recover ammunition and health. It was a genius system, forcing...
Round Up Sonic Forces PS4 Reviews Strip Blue Blur's Rings
Could be worse
There’s no need for catty remarks from yours truly anymore, as it’s time for Sonic Forces (and its fanbase) to put up or shut up where critics are concerned. Hopefully the game’s good, but we can tell you that SEGA has decided not to send us code until after launch – and it seems like we’re not the only outlet in that boat...
Hands On Moss Is a Divine Demonstration of What PlayStation VR Can Do
Mice one
If you’re still not convinced by PlayStation VR then you simply have to play Moss, a cutesy puzzle platformer by Polyarc. We’ve previewed this a couple of times already on Push Square, but it’s the first time that yours truly has got some hands-on time. And it really is the revelation that everyone says it is: this is why virtual...
Guide Assassin's Creed Origins Anubis Event - Where to Find Anubis and How to Beat Him
And what loot does he drop?
Assassin's Creed Origins' first event is live on PlayStation 4. This initial Trial of the Gods tasks you with taking down Anubis in a big old boss fight. In this quick guide, we're going to tell you where to find the Anubis boss fight, how to beat him, and what kind of rewards you can expect. How do you access the...
Guide PS4 Pro vs Xbox One X - Which One Should You Buy?
All the differences between Xbox One X and PS4 Pro
The introduction of the Xbox One X brings a new wrinkle to the ceaseless console war: a brand new mid-gen console upgrade vying for your cold-hard cash in the shadow of the more affordable Xbox One S and PlayStation 4 Slim. But with the PS4 Pro already approaching its first birthday, there are fresh...
Round Up Need for Speed: Payback PS4 Reviews Are Neither Fast Nor Furious
Car crash
Surprise! Need for Speed: Payback is out this week on the PlayStation 4. You may not have realised because EA has seemingly completely forgotten about the racer as well. And early reviews aren’t looking stellar at the time of typing. In a unique twist that never ever happens during the holiday period, we’re still waiting for our review...
Guide The Best PS4 Open World Games
Out and about
There are a lot of good open world games on PlayStation 4. The genre may not be universally praised these days, but a great open world game can really pull you into an experience like few other genres can. Typically boasting huge sandbox environments for you to explore, open world titles roared onto the mainstream scene during the last...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 193
Plenty to pick from
Assassin’s Creed is out! Call of Duty is out! Star Wars is almost here! Amazingly, we’re almost at the end of the holiday game-apocalypse, which is… Good news! It means that you should have lots to play, though, so what’s keeping you occupied this weekend? You know the dance by now. Sammy Barker, Editor: I've headed to...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts on Call of Duty as a Whole?
War never changes?
With Call of Duty: WWII out today on PlayStation 4, we were wondering: what are your thoughts on Call of Duty as a whole? Activision's franchise is still a commercial juggernaut, doing numbers that most games can only dream of, but we remember a time when the series was so big and so impactful that every annual release sent...
