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TodayMon, 30th Dec 2024
Game of the Year Best PS5 DLC of 2024
More, more, more
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 DLC of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred: Particularly on the live-service side of the games industry, expansions...
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- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year #3 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Double dragon
It’s no secret we’ve always had a soft spot for the Yakuza franchise here at Push Square; it’s a perennial favourite across our entire editorial team, with some of us even campaigning for the localisation of Yakuza 5 during that low-period, where SEGA relied on Sony to bring the PS3 game overseas. Fortunately, the franchise has...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Polls
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News Slice of Life Rhythm Romance Afterlove EP Presses Play on Valentine's Day for PS5
Live from Jakarta
The final project from the late Coffee Talk creator Mohammad Fahmi has made a date with Valentine’s Day, as slice of life rhythm adventure game Afterlove EP will launch for PS5 on 14th February. The game – set in Jakarta, Indonesia – will depict the difficulties of a young musician, struggling to move on with his life after...
- Fellow Traveller
- PS5
- Afterlove EP
- Release Dates
News SNK's New KOF Studio Will Revolutionise the Legacy of Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, More
"The dream match never ends"
SNK has named an internal development unit KOF Studio, and tasked it with “revolutionising” the legacy of its storied fighting game franchises. Said series include the likes of King of Fighters (of course), Samurai Shodown, and Fatal Fury. “SNK fighting games have thrilled and delighted fans worldwide ever since...
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- KOF Studio
- Industry
News Sony Says The Last of Us 2 Can Be Considered a Holiday Season Classic
Move over, Die Hard
While Naughty Dog's incredible follow-up, The Last of Us Part II, mostly stands out in our minds for the intensely violent nature of some of its more fraught scenes, PlayStation (and, by extension, Sony) thinks it could make for a pretty decent holiday season IP, provided you squint hard enough. On X, the official PlayStation...
- Sony
- PS5
- The Last of Us
News Nomura Known as 'Demon King of Retakes' During Final Fantasy 7 Dev
"I stuck my nose into everyone's work there"
Considered one of the best games ever made, 1997's seminal Final Fantasy VII wouldn't be nearly the legendary title it's considered today if not for the exacting standards of director Tetsuya Nomura. Nomura even earned himself the sobriquet "Demon King of retakes" during development, so notorious was he...
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- PS4
- PS1
- Final Fantasy
News EA Shot Down Creators' Dead Space 4 Pitch in 2024
Sequel to established franchise considered too risky
Dead Space is undoubtedly one of the best horror franchises in gaming, with an excellent remake of the original reminding us of that fact in 2023. In a highly telling reveal, however, original creators Christopher Stone, Bret Robbins, and Glen Schofield (recently of Striking
- EA
- Dead Space
News Final Fantasy Devs React to Clive's Revealing Tekken Crossover Outfit
Final Fantasy XVI star strips down
In a fun meeting of the minds, Final Fantasy XVI developers have reacted to a surprisingly stripped-down Tekken 8 skin for protagonist Clive, with the RPG star having now joined the roster of the latest entry in the legendary fighting franchise. In a short clip posted to X by streamer Aitaikimochi, Final Fantasy...
- Square Enix
- Bandai Namco
News NieR: Automata Just Keeps Winning, Passes 9 Million Copies Sold Mark
Conventional wisdom: defied
PlatinumGame's once cult-hit NieR: Automata has, since releasing in 2017, become a commercial success, in any way you cut it. Still fondly remembered and with no sequel or successor in sight, publisher Square Enix has revealed that the philosophical action game has passed the impressive 9 million copies sold mark...
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- PS4
- NieR
YesterdaySun, 29th Dec 2024
News PS Portal Owners Spend More Time Playing PS5, Says Sony
Play has no limits
PS Portal was roundly panned by the enthusiast PlayStation fanbase when it was announced, but it’s clear that as the peripheral has established itself, it’s turned out to be an enormous success. The streaming device has dominated Circana’s accessory sales charts all year long, beating out similarly priced hardware like the...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Portal
But future entries probably won't be exclusives
For some reason, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been painted as a spectacular sales failure by both the media and fans. As far as we can tell, a chunk of this narrative stems from Square Enix’s reluctance to provide sales updates on the title, but we suspect there’s also bitterness from those who feel...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Final Fantasy
Game of the Year Aaron's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Spreading democracy with friends
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of video producer Aaron Bayne. 5: Metro Awakening: After forging some colourful zombie mayhem, VR developer Vertigo Games upped the ante with Metro Awakening,...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year Best PS5 Remake or Remaster of 2024
Nostalgia play
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 remake or remaster of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered: Nobody wanted it when the project was rumoured, but the...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year #4 - Stellar Blade
Make bel-Eve
Those familiar with Shift Up’s work on the titillating but ultimately top-notch smartphone shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory would never have doubted Stellar Blade. The mobile game has sharp arcade gameplay, an earworm soundtrack, and an abundance of style – many of the qualities replicated in the Korean dev’s debut console...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Polls
- Features
News Sony Promises It Hasn't Abandoned the Famous Franchises from Its Past
"We are continually looking at opportunities"
While the history of PlayStation has always been about its continuous reinvention from generation to generation, some enthusiasts have taken umbridge with the platform holder’s apparent reluctance to revisit franchises from its past. This discourse peaked during around the release of Astro Bot; while...
- Sony
- Industry
- Hermen Hulst
Saturday28th Dec 2024
Game of the Year Best PS5 Story Game of 2024
Proper page-turners
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 story game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden: The original Life Is Strange developer DON'T NOD i
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Aced it
Against all odds, a roguelike card game from a solo developer has made it into this year's Game of the Year conversation. Even securing a nomination for the top gong at The Game Awards, Balatro is holding its own among much larger scale projects, and for the millions who've played it, this will come as little surprise. At a base level,...
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- PS5
- Polls
- Features
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 561
Saturday, Sunday, funday
Christmas is over but the New Year is upon us, and we're crossing everything hoping 2025 is a much better one! Here's what we're playing on this final weekend of 2024. Echo Apsey: I'm currently wrapping up my backlog of games before I decide on my top 10 games of the year, specifically finishing the fascinating Ultros and...
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- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
The eternal land awaits
Need sobering up after a late night of New Year festivities? HoYoverse should have the goods, as it reveals Honkai: Star Rail’s next major destination, Amphoreus. A livestream, named Paean of Nova Era, will air on 1st January. The life of a gacha game is filled with regular updates, but every year or so, titles receive...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Updates
Friday27th Dec 2024
Game of the Year Best PS5 RPG of 2024
Critical success
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 RPG of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Unicorn Overlord: Unicorn Overlord is another banger from the supremely talented developer that is...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year #6 - Silent Hill 2
In my restless dream, I see that remake
The idea of a remake of PS2 all-timer Silent Hill 2 is one that we were admittedly a little nervous about. Bloober Team hadn’t quite managed to prove itself with its previous outings, so tackling a remake for what is widely regarded as one of the best horror games ever made wasn’t exactly a safe bet...
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- PS5
- Polls
- Features
News STALKER 2 Dev Says There's No Current Plans for PS5
STALK this way
We know STALKER 2 is a timed console exclusive for Xbox Series X|S, and leaked documents confirmed the duration of that deal was just three months. With the title having officially launched on 20th November, that means a PS5 version could technically emerge as early as 20th February – but it doesn’t sound like GSC Game World will...
- GSC Game World
- PS5
- STALKER
Game of the Year Robert's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Life is just a ReFantasy
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Robert Ramsey. 5. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Look, I wasn't totally sold on Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The series' pivot to turn-based RPG-ing...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
News Viral Horror Hit The Exit 8 Is Being Adapted into a Movie, and It Looks Spot On
Watch the teaser trailer
The Exit 8, an eerie, cult hit, indie walking sim, is being turned into a film. In the works at Japanese movie studio Toho, the film is due to arrive in theatres in 2025. The teaser trailer, which we've embedded above, gives you a taster of how the adaptation is looking, and it's pitch perfect in terms of the aesthetic and...
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- PS5
- PS4
- The Exit 8
- Movies
News Lovely Live Service Infinity Nikki's First Major PS5 Update Approaches
Wish upon a shooting star
If Infinity Nikki is your first live service gacha game, then welcome, the work never ends. While you may still be making your way through the initial eight chapters of the main storyline, the release’s first major update is close, and scheduled to release on 30th December. There’s a ton to get through here, so let’s...
- Infold Games
- PS5
- Infinity Nikki
- Updates
Thursday26th Dec 2024
Game of the Year Best PSVR2 Game of 2024
Headset highlights
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PSVR2 game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Trombone Champ: Unflattened: For anyone who didn't quite realise their ambitions of becoming a...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- PSVR2
- Features
Game of the Year Khayl's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Every Cloud
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of news reporter Khayl Adam. 5: Dragon's Dogma 2: I wanted to like the first Dragon's Dogma, but I came to it too late and struggled with its technical performance. With Dragon's...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
VII Heaven
While we're still not massively keen on Square Enix's decision to split a once 40-hour classic into three relatively huge releases, we simply can't ignore how much effort was poured into Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Remake felt like it set the stage for a bigger and better sequel — and that's pretty much what we got. Away...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Polls
- Features
Wednesday25th Dec 2024
Quiz Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2024
Test yourself on 2024's biggest and weirdest stories
Right, come on, you've had your Christmas Day fun, now it's time for a real test of knowledge. Pop some headphones on to block out Aunty Margaret's carolling, force another mince pie into your overstuffed belly, and put down that fortune-telling red fish thing you got in your cracker — it's quiz...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Quizzes
Review Infinity Nikki (PS5) - Impeccably Presented Fashion Sim Is an Open World Essential
Breath of the styles
The long-running Nikki series – not to be confused with Stellar Blade dev Shift Up’s saucy mobile shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory – has been styling smartphones across various iterations for several years. This version, available on console for the first time and introducing an enormous whimsical open world, is by far...
- Reviews
- Infold Games
- PS5
- Infinity Nikki
Feature We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Compliments of the season to you
It’s been a difficult year for the games industry, but the software has been flowing as strongly as ever. At times, we’ve all struggled to keep up with the veritable array of titles available for the PS5, and we’re sure many of you feel much the same. The thing that makes running Push Square such a pleasure is...
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Tuesday24th Dec 2024
Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (December 2024)
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...
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- PS Stars
- PS5
- PS4
Guide Silent Hill 2 Guide: Full Walkthrough, Puzzle Solutions, and All Collectibles
The ultimate Silent Hill 2 resource
In this Silent Hill 2 guide, we'll reveal a complete Walkthrough that provides an in-depth, step-by-step guide through the whole game, pointing out Collectibles along the way. At times, we will branch out to specific
- Guides
- Silent Hill 2
- PS5
Game of the Year Liam's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Silent night
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Liam Croft. 5. Astro Bot: While it didn’t land with me quite as much as it did with the rest of the PlayStation audience, Astro Bot is still easily one of my...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year Best PS5 Indie Game of 2024
Independent leaders
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 indie game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Crypt Custodian: What if instead of going to heaven when you die, you're instead instructed...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
Game of the Year #8 - Dragon's Dogma 2
Top Dogma
When you think of adventure in video games — the immersion that comes with exploring unknown lands and locations — there are plenty of open world games that fit the bill. But we'd argue that very few of those games nail that sense of journey and subsequent discovery quite like Dragon's Dogma 2. This sequel was a long time coming, and...
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- PS5
- Polls
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News Wuthering Waves Is Releasing on PS5 At the Perfect Moment
Huge content drop to coincide with console launch
Wuthering Waves may look and sound a lot like Genshin Impact, but it’s stronger than the long-running HoYoverse favourite in a number of areas. The character action combat, in our opinion, is vastly superior – and the release has a pretty cool system where you absorb animals from around the world...
- Kuro Games
- PS5
- Wuthering Waves
- Trailers
Opinion Thank Goodness You're Here! Is Easily 2024's Funniest Game
Barnstormer
Amid all the Game of the Year conversations, we wanted to highlight a title that really managed to stand out in 2024 — a release so different to basically everything else that launched over the last 12 months. Thank Goodness You're Here! resonated with two of Push Square's editorial team in particular: assistant editors Robert Ramsey...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Thank Goodness You're Here
- Opinions
News It's Choo-Choo-True! Thomas the Tank Engine Is Coming to Train Sim World 5 on PS5, PS4
Narrative-based experience on the way
What good is a railway sim without Thomas and Friends? Well, to be fair, we’d never actually considered the Mattel franchise coming to Train Sim World 5, but that’s exactly what developer Dovetail is plotting for the new year. This slightly different add-on pack will be a narrative-based experience...
- Dovetail Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Train Sim World
- DLC
News We're Getting Closer and Closer to That Genshin Impact Anime
Animated shorts keep coming
Years and years ago, HoYoverse announced a Genshin Impact anime, which fans are still waiting to watch. There’s been no real update on the project, and many have assumed it’s now on hiatus. However, that’s not stopped the Chinese studio from starting to make more and more anime shorts to promote upcoming updates...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- PS4
- Genshin Impact
- Anime
Monday23rd Dec 2024
Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2025
All 2025's upcoming PlayStation 5 launch dates
What new PS5 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If you're after a full list of 2025 PlayStation 5 release dates, you've come to the right place. PS5 is very much in its stride now in its fifth year, and there's lots to look forward to in the near future. We'll be keeping you updated with a full...
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- PS5
- Release Dates
Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2025
All 2025's upcoming PlayStation 4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If it's a full list of 2025 PlayStation 4 release dates you need, look no further. As always, we'll be updating this article throughout the year, adding and amending with new games and release dates so you're in the know about upcoming PS4 titles...
- Guides
- PS4
- Release Dates
Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2025
All 2025's upcoming PlayStation VR2 launch dates
What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If you're looking for a full list of 2025 PSVR2 release dates, then we've got you covered. Sony's virtual reality headset has been receiving a steady stream of releases since launch, and that looks set to continue throughout 2025. With so much...
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- PS5
- PSVR2
- Release Dates
News 11 Games Are Leaving PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
Resident Evil 2, Just Cause included
With the Christmas break essentially here, the Last Chance to Play section of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium has been updated to let you know what PS5, PS4 games you might want to prioritise between servings of brussel sprouts, as they're about to leave the service. All departing on Tuesday, 14th January...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Guide GTA 6: Everything We Know So Far
All the key GTA 6 details you need to know
Are you looking for everything we know so far about GTA 6? With Rockstar Games having finally announced the much-anticipated sequel, interest in the game is currently sky-high. This GTA 6 guide is designed to document everything we know so far about the game, revealing important details about its release...
- Guides
- PS5
- GTA 6
Game of the Year Best PS5 Open World Game of 2024
One more quest marker
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 open world game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Rise of the Ronin: Rise of the Ronin subscribes to the dated Ubisoft open world...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Features
News SEGA Is Pondering a PS Plus-Esque Subscription of Its Own
Could it include a catalogue of classics?
Between titles like Metaphor ReFantazio and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, to name just two, SEGA has had one helluva year. But the company is not done yet: it’s announced a new Virtua Fighter, is bringing back fan favourites likes Crazy Taxi, and even seems to have Sonic the Hedgehog sprinting in a...
- SEGA
- Industry
News UK Sales Charts: Astro Bot PS5 Cracks the Top 10 Right Before Christmas
Under the Papa tree
With the festive holiday just a couple of days away, the UK's physical top 10 is filled with your typical bestsellers, but Astro Bot has just about broken into the scrum. In 10th place, it's the highest it's been for a few weeks, likely due to customers buying PS5 consoles for Christmas and grabbing the family-friendly...
- UK
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
Game of the Year #9 - Helldivers 2
For Super Earth!
Helldivers 2 is one of the biggest surprises of 2024. Not one of us here at Push Square could have quite predicted how the game would take off, and even weeks before its launch, the buzz around it all seemed minimal. But once that now iconic, meme-able gameplay started to spread across the web, it was clear that Arrowhead Studios...
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- PS5
- Polls
- Features
Review Alien: Rogue Incursion (PSVR2) - A Solid First VR Venture into an Iconic Sci-Fi World
Get away from her you glitch
The Alien franchise has never had the most consistent track record when it comes to video game adaptations. For every Alien: Isolation, there’s an Aliens: Colonial Marines. One thing is for sure, though: gamers love to simply exist in this world whether it’s for the clunky CRT monitors or the iconic rattle of the...
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- PS5
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- Alien: Rogue Incursion
