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Soapbox Destiny's Grimoire Cards Are Pretty Awesome
A glimpse at what could have been
Destiny is famous for a lot of things, but a strong and structured storyline is most definitely not one of them. In fact, it's more renowned for telling you that it doesn't have time for a plot. I'm here to tell you that Destiny actually possesses potentially one of the deepest and most well thought out universes...
Talking Point Will No Man's Sky Live Up to the Hype on PS4?
Sky high
No Man's Sky is finished! We're nearing our 50th article on the game since it was announced all the way back in December 2013. In case you can't remember those halcyon days: the PlayStation 4 had only just released, Geoff Keighley still produced award ceremonies for Spike TV, and Britain was still in the EU. Too soon? Anyway, the point is...
Guide Amazon Prime Day 2016 - Best PS4 Deals (Updated)
Bottled lightning
Today is Amazon Prime Day 2016, in case you didn't know. The online retailer's billing this as the biggest in the event's admittedly short history, with prices plunging on tons of sought-after products – including the ol' PlayStation 4. We've compiled some of the best deals available right now, which can be pounced upon by...
Push Rewind 7 Days to Die, Adam Boyes' Exit, No Man's Sky
And not much else
It's been about as far away from being a vintage week here at Push Square Towers as is possible, with very little happening on Planet PlayStation over the past seven days. The summer's sometimes like that, though, and we're sure that there'll be an uptick in enthusiasm as Gamescom quietly draws near. Reviews: 7 Days to Die -...
Round Up Are Song of the Deep's PS4 Reviews Singing or Minging?
Under the sea
Insomniac Games surely must be the busiest developer in the industry right now. It's only just finished up Ratchet & Clank and it's already busy beavering away on Spider-Man, and that's excluding the handful of Oculus Rift titles that it's working on as well. Song of the Deep is yet another title being developed by the industrious...
Talking Point Is It Time for PSone Classics on PS4?
Old-school
This week saw the release of two PlayStation 2 titles on the PlayStation 4: The Warriors and Metal Slug Anthology. The two articles that we wrote confirming these releases went on to become among the most viewed on the website over the past seven days, proving that there's pent-up demand for these retro re-releases. But isn't it time that...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 125
A weekend of sport
Hype! This weekend not only plays host to the final of Wimbledon but also Euro 2016, meaning that everyone here at Push Square Towers has a date with BBC1 this Sunday. As for you Americans, we're sure that there's some basketball on or something. Sammy Barker, Editor: I opted to review Energy Hook because… Well, I haven't...
Round Up Rubber Neck Carmageddon: Max Damage's PS4 Reviews
Car crash
We're taking a little more time with Carmageddon: Max Damage before bringing you our verdict, but other critics have uploaded their thoughts this morning. Sadly, the reviews are all twisted metal and broken bumpers right now – and not in a particularly good way. Here's what the industry thinks of Stainless Games' seemingly stained reboot...
Podcast Episode 10 - Top 20 PS4 Games Still to Come in 2016
And we dismember Umbrella Corps
And we're back! It's time for another episode of the Push Square Podcast where Ben Potter and myself bring you all the latest goings on in the world of PlayStation. We also regularly treat you to hot takes on Push Square's best feature work and deliver unique conversations with the very folks behind the top reviews...
Interview Solving Mysteries with Sherlock Holmes Developer Frogwares
From calibash pipes to eldritch horrors
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has been making Sherlock Holmes games for 15 years now, slowly improving and reshaping a solid adventure model. The Devil's Daughter is the eighth mainline game in the series and features a younger Sherlock, who juggles the life of a master sleuth with the perils of parenthood. We...
Hands On Seeking the Light in Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Saving the best for last
It's no secret that the Kingdom Hearts series has transformed into quite a meandering and occasionally confusing beast. After 2005's Kingdom Hearts II, the series spread itself across three additional platforms and continued telling side stories that expanded the lore, but never strictly progressed it any further than where...
Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of June 2016
Faith, robots, valkyries, and Sol Badguy
We may be into the quieter summer months of 2016 right now, but June still managed to offer up a decent selection of PlayStation titles. However, without a clear cut winner like May's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, our internal staff vote proved to be an incredibly tight affair. Which game took top gong? There's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 124
For the Fatherland
The weekend's here already, which means that your regular host, the illustrious Sammy B., is probably on his way back to Push Square Towers right now following a well deserved summer break. We know that the boss often has trouble figuring out what to write about when it comes to this introduction, so we'll just take this...
Poll Are You Happy with July's PlayStation Plus Games?
Or are you Furious
July's PlayStation Plus offering has been outed and the dust has settled - it's time to tell us if you're satisfied. This month's PlayStation 4 selection includes the brand new Furi - which we just reviewed through here - Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell, and early access to Paragon. Elsewhere, PlayStation 3 gets Fat Princess and Call
Feature 20 Promising PS4 Games Still to Come in 2016
Second half dramatics
We can hardly believe that we're more than halfway through 2016 already, but at least this year has offered up some good gaming times so far. The likes of Dark Souls III and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End immediately spring to mind, but the latter half of 2016 also promises an abundance of great looking titles, so we've decided to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 123
Backlog busters
You can always tell it's summer, not because the sun is shining outside, but because WAYP is filled with people playing old games. That's certainly the case this time, as the people of Push Square Towers casually go about busting their backlogs. Alex Stinton, Reviewer: There's something to be said for returning to a game well after...
Talking Point What July PlayStation Plus Free Games Do You Want?
Instant Game Collection options
It's that time again: your free PlayStation Plus games for July are about a week away from being announced. But after a strong month including NBA 2K16 and Gone Home, what goodies could Sony offer to top it? Are you yearning for more major AAA titles, or is it a couple of indie outings that you crave? New releases on...
Poll Are You Still Excited for No Man's Sky on PS4?
Or has the wait killed the hype?
At the time of writing, the date is the 24th June 2016. If it hadn't recently been delayed into August, No Man's Sky would have released today on PlayStation 4 here in Europe, and it would have launched three days ago in North America. Yep, in an alternate universe where developer Hello Games thought "you know what?...
Hands On Going Feral with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Another day, another co-op shooter
The Ghost Recon series is one that's never been known for its open world gameplay, but hey, why not jump on the bandwagon? Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands aims to bring a fully featured open world to the classic military shooter series, one that's touted by Ubisoft as being the largest open world to feature in...
Hands On Taking a Trip to the Dark Ages with For Honor on PS4
Look, Mom, no UbiTowers!
Ubisoft is one of those studios that seems to have been content for the past few years to churn out billions of decent but unexceptional sequels in big franchises like Just Dance, Assassin's Creed, and Far Cry. This is fine, but the studio has shown through games such as Child of Light and Grow Home that it's also fully...
DLC Review Making Settlements a Little More Fun with Fallout 4's Contraptions
They call me the tinkerer
Fallout 4's Contraptions add-on is the kind of downloadable content that a lot of players are going to brush aside. It's not the sort of DLC that'll drag lapsed survivors kicking and screaming back to the Commonwealth, and it's certainly not the kind of add-on that's going to breath hours upon hours of new life into...
Podcast Episode 9 - E3 2016 Special
All the announcements, all the opinions
So, apparently one of the largest gaming conventions of the year took place last week? Ben Potter and myself have never heard of it so we decided to bring you a super special episode of the Push Square Podcast to discuss Sony's conference in depth. We then skim over EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda's only to wrap it...
Round Up Mighty No. 9's PS4 Reviews Are Not So Mighty
More like shitey
Mighty No. 9, the crowd-funded Mega Man-inspired platformer, is looking like a bit of a stinker. Bet you'd never have guessed, eh? We're still boosting through baddies, but our review should be with you imminently [It's up now - Ed]. In the meantime, the rest of the industry doesn't seem overly impressed with Keiji Infafune's...
Push Rewind The E3 2016 Highlights Edition
Everything you need to know
E3's over for another year. It wasn't exactly a vintage event, but it had more than enough to prove that the future's bright for the PlayStation 4. Between a cavalcade of first-party software announcements, and a decent selection of third-party titles, there's lots to look forward to over the next 18 months and beyond...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 122
Celebrate good times
E3 2016 is over, which means that it's time to stop thinking about games on the horizon, and start playing the ones in your backlog. With the summer drought slowly starting to take hold, there's plenty of variety among our team's responses this week – and we expect a similar story in the comments section below. Ben Tarrant,...
Feature 10 PS4 Trailers from E3 2016 You Need to See
Sing it back
Do you know what E3's good for? Trailers. Every publisher and their puppy puts out about a bajillion clips over the course of the week, but some standout better than others, of course. Here are ten videos that we reckon you absolutely have to watch if you haven't already. And if you have, then maybe consider watching them again –...
E3 2016 Game of the Show - Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4)
Aloy joy
It feels like an eternity, but just 12 months ago we wrote an article in which we named Horizon: Zero Dawn our E3 2015 Game of the Show. After almost stealing the Paris Games Week poll a few months later, we're once again charged with the same task: Guerrilla Games' ambitious open world role-playing release is our E3 2016 Game of the Show...
Feature Did You Predict E3 2016? Push Square's Community Quiz Results Are In
Did you beat E3?
Well, here we are. After all of the hype, E3 2016 is coming to a close - and you know what that means. Before the event kicked off, we asked you lot to take part in our annual Push Square E3 community predictions quiz, and around 200 of you took part. You had 20 yes or no questions to answer, but how many did you get right? Let's...
Soapbox Let's Be Honest, E3 2016 Was Disappointing
Sammy's not feeling all that stoked
In the cold, hard light of day – with more than four hours sleep under my belt – I've come to a bold, brave conclusion: E3 2016 was a bit disappointing, wasn't it? Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the spectacle of Sony's conference and the banter that accompanied the bad ones – but it's hardly been a vintage...
Live Watch PlayStation LiveCast Day Three Right Here
One last time
E3 2016 is in full-swing, and Sony's PlayStation Blog team will be bringing you all of the news from the show floor live throughout the day. Expect exclusive gameplay demos, interviews, and much more from some of the industry's biggest names. Coverage begins at 10:00AM PDT (18:00PM BST). We'll be leaving live chat on this page open for...
Live Watch Square Enix Presents Day Three Right Here
Be there, be Square
All through E3 2016, Square Enix Presents will be showcasing titles from the publisher's catalogue. We've opened live chat so you can sit back and enjoy today's event with the rest of the Push Square community. The stream gets underway at 09:45AM PDT (17:45PM BST). [liveblog=e32016_sepresents_pc_3]#E32016 #SquareEnix #PS4
Poll What Was Your Favourite PS4 Game at E3 2016?
Decisions, decisions
We consider the opinion of you, the readers, just as important as our own here at Push Square Towers, which is why we like to amplify your comments, engage with you in the forums, and – of course – let you pick our E3 2016 Game of the Show. As has been the case for a few years now, we're letting you select your favourite,...
Feature 10 PS4 Games That Won E3 2016
Games of the show
E3 2016 has played host to plenty of top PlayStation 4 titles, but what are the show's standouts so far? We've followed every reveal, watched every second of footage, and written about scores of different releases already this week – but these are the ten games that have got us swooning right now. Call of Duty: Infinite...
Live Watch PlayStation LiveCast Day Two Right Here
Guess who's back?
E3 2016 is in full-swing, and Sony's PlayStation Blog team will be bringing you all of the news from the show floor live throughout the day. Expect exclusive gameplay demos, interviews, and much more from some of the industry's biggest names. Coverage begins at 10:00AM PDT (18:00PM BST). We'll be leaving live chat on this page open...
Live Watch Square Enix Presents Day Two Right Here
Deus Ex! Final Fantasy XIV! Kingdom Hearts!
All through E3 2016, Square Enix Presents will be showcasing titles from the publisher's catalogue. We've opened live chat so you can sit back and enjoy today's event with the rest of the Push Square community. The stream gets underway at 09:45AM PDT (17:45PM BST)...
Live Watch Persona 5's E3 2016 Livestream Right Here
Ready, Teddie, go
Persona 5 is unquestionably one of the biggest games here at E3 2016, and Atlus will be hosting a special livestream from 05:00AM PDT (13:00PM BST) to celebrate. What will it include? Your guess is as good as ours, so let's watch on together to find out. [liveblog=e32016_persona5_pc_1]#E32016 #Atlus #PS4 #Persona
Feature All the E3 2016 Press Conferences Rated and Reviewed
Hot or not?
The doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center are just creaking open, which means that E3 2016 is about to get into full-swing – but before we turn our attention to all of the news coming from the show floor, we figured that it would be fun to look back at the past couple of days of pressers, and rate them. Electronic Arts:
Live Watch PlayStation LiveCast Day One Right Here
Live and kicking
E3 2016 is in full-swing, and Sony's PlayStation Blog team will be bringing you all of the news from the show floor live throughout the day. Expect exclusive gameplay demos, interviews, and much more from some of the industry's biggest names. Coverage begins at 12:00PM PDT (20:00PM BST). We'll be leaving live chat on this page open...
Live Watch Square Enix Presents Day One Right Here
Final Fantasy XV! Dragon Quest Builders! Tomb Raider!
All through E3 2016, Square Enix Presents will be showcasing titles from the publisher's catalogue. We've opened live chat so you can sit back and enjoy today's event with the rest of the Push Square community. The stream gets underway at 11:45AM PDT (19:45PM BST)...
First Impressions Resident Evil 7 on PS4 Aims to Finish What Silent Hills Started
Resi reanimated
It's fitting that Capcom would reveal the seventh instalment of its once great franchise alongside the much anticipated reveal of Hideo Kojima's latest project, because Resident Evil 7 seems to be a full realisation of what Kojima set out to do with Silent Hills. After years of inferior sequels, HD remasters, and some serious...
Reaction Naughty Dog's Influence Looms Large at Sony's E3 2016 Presser
Trend setters
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the team at Naughty Dog will have very rosy cheeks today – and not just because it's still got gin blossoms from the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End wrap party. Sony debuted several new titles at E3 2016 last night – including God of War, Days Gone, and a handful more – but Naughty...
Round Up What Did Sony Announce At Its E3 2016 Press Conference?
God of War, Crash Bandicoot, and more
Did Sony just save E3 2016? We kinda think that it did, thanks to a relentless press conference packed with ridiculously good looking PlayStation 4 exclusives. The Japanese giant made quite a few announcements during its pacey presser, so we've done the gentlemanly thing and listed everything that happened...
Reaction Sony Saves E3 2016 with Super Strong PS4 Exclusives
All killer, no filler
Once upon a time, we used to moan about Sony's inability to pace E3 pressers. We think that the platform holder got the message, because its classy theatre-based conference this evening barely stopped to breathe. The platform holder showed several extraordinary looking releases in a short but sweet show that dazzled from start...
Talking Point Did Sony PlayStation's E3 2016 Press Conference Deliver?
Livin' on hype
And with Days Gone, the E3 2016 press conferences have concluded. For many of you reading this website, Sony's show will have been your most anticipated – but did it deliver? Last year, the platform holder served up arguably the greatest showcase of all time, and it attempted to match that with God of War, Horizon: Zero Dawn,...
Live Watch Final Fantasy XV's E3 2016 Active Time Report Right Here
Active time battle
Not had enough E3 2016 excitement for one day? There's still the Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report stream to go. The action all kicks off at 20:00PM PDT (04:00AM BST), so join us live to see what Square Enix has got in store. We're leaving the live chat open for those of you who wish to talk about what's on the stream...
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's E3 2016 Press Conference Right Here
What does the future hold for PS4?
This is the one that we've all been waiting for: Sony PlayStation's E3 2016 press conference. While we now know that the PlayStation 4K – codenamed Neo – will not be at the show, we expect a spate of megatons from the Japanese manufacturer, including God of War IV, Dead Don't Ride, Detroit, and Horizon: Zero...
Round Up What Did Ubisoft Announce At Its E3 2016 Press Conference?
Steep! Watch Dogs 2! South Park! For Honor!
E3 2016 is off to something of a dismal start, and Ubisoft's press conference didn't really improve things all that much. That said, the French publisher did have a lot of cool content to show – it just presented it in the most turgid manner imaginable. You'll find all of the headlines below. E3 2016:...
Talking Point Did Ubisoft's E3 2016 Press Conference Impress You?
Ubiquitous software
Ubisoft's unquestionably one of gaming's juggernauts, but did its press conference at E3 2016 impress? The publisher led with some of its biggest upcoming titles – Watch Dogs 2, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, and For Honor – but it also showcased South Park The Fractured but Whole and a new extreme sports title called...
Reaction Will Xbox's Scorpio Take the Sting Out of PS4K?
Neo way
So there we have it, Xbox's rumoured Project Scorpio is real – or it exists as a concept at least. Ever since the rumours regarding an upgraded Xbox One leaked, we've been discussing among ourselves how Microsoft would present it, and we wanted to wait and see before putting pen to paper. Our assumption, however, was that Microsoft would...
Live Watch Ubisoft's E3 2016 Press Conference Right Here
Watch Dogs 2! Tom Clancy's Wildlands! For Honor!
We're wading through the thick of the E3 2016 madness right now, and Ubisoft's press conference is next on the overbearing docket. The French publisher always puts on an exciting event, and this year's unlikely to be any different. Watch Dogs 2 is likely to be one of the standout titles on display,...
