News Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 Will Be "Really Dark" (Yee!), Will Feature Two-Face
According to Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, Arkham Asylum 2's going to be "really dark"
Review Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City (PlayStation 3)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is the combination of last year's XBOX 360 "exclusive" downloadable content campaigns finally available on the Playstation 3
News Retrofitted 3D PS3 Games Will Need To Be Scaled Back
With the introduction of Firmware 3
Review Hysteria Project (PlayStation Minis)
As an interactive experience, Hysteria Project is an interesting experiment
News Dead Rising 2 Gets Multiplayer Co-Op
Dead Rising 2's all about slashing zombies in the face
News - 2010, Week 16
Sunday25th Apr 2010
News Want More Darkstalkers? Yoshinori Ono Says, "Keep Asking For It!"
It may be a little niche, but the Darkstalkers franchise is still one hot on fighting fans lips
And now Capcom's Yoshinori Ono has told fans if they want a new entry into the franchise: keep talking about it. The Super Street Fighter IV producer told VideoGamesDaily that he wants to make a new Darkstalkers game pretty badly, and encourages fans who...
News First Toy Story 3 Gameplay Trailer Looks Properly Amazing
If you're not excited about a new Toy Story movie and video game you either: a) grew up in the wrong era, and/or; b) don't have a soul
Either way, the first footage from Disney's Playstation Move compatible Toy Story tie-in looks properly, properly amazing. The trailer shows off the Toy Box mode which appears to be some kind of sandbox element...
News From Software Stick With Playstation 3 For New Mech Release
We're not sure whether it would be an exaggeration or not to describe From Software as one of the most important studios thus far in the Playstation 3's life-span
True or not, the consideration is a fantastic compliment to the studio that's green-lit the likes of Demon's Souls and 3D Dot Game Heroes. And it seems like the company are going to stick...
Saturday24th Apr 2010
Review After Burner Climax (PlayStation 3)
It's After Burner
Originally released in the arcades in 2006, After Burner Climax is the sequel (sort of) to the classic After Burner games of old. In simple - you fly an awesomely kitted out plane through interchanging zones blasting bad guys with rockets. The loose terrorist plot serves only as a means of justification as you fly ridiculously fast...
News Retrofitted 3D PS3 Games Will Need To Be Scaled Back
With the introduction of Firmware 3
30</a>, the Playstation 3 is virtually ready for the upcoming three-dimensional onslaught that about six people in the entire country will invest in. Nah seriously, we're quite excited about it just scared of the early adoption. So attention has now turned to actual 3D content. For example, how does a game...
News RUSE Gets Pushed Back Once Again, Now Due In September
Ubisoft's decided to push their real-time strategy game RUSE back to September
A game delay is hardly a surprising thing, but in RUSE's case this is approximately the fourth time it's been pushed back. The announcement comes via the game's Facebook page, and cites "massive feedback" from the game's recent beta. They state that "this...
News Play With PushSquare: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (24th April 2010)
Sammy's committed his evening to playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with you lot
The general PushSquare dogs-body will be checking out the game's new DLC from around 20:30GMT (what time is this for me?) this evening. If you want to get a PushSquare party going, hit him up on PSN account "get2sammyb" (please put something like...
Friday23rd Apr 2010
News VidZone Launches VidZone TV On Playstation 3
The latest VidZone update has introduced a new feature to the Playstation 3 based music video streaming service: VidZone TV
We have dreamt of having over 100 music TV channels at your disposal for any mood or occasion at the touch of a button this dream is now a reality, said Ben Creasey head of production at VidZone. Via a small update...
News Yakuza: Project K Screenshots & Details Emerge, Make Us Sad
These details regarding SEGA's Yakuza: Project K don't make us sad because of their content
They make us sad because a Yakuza title on the Playstation Portable is almost certainly never going to get released here. As we told you recently, the game ditches usual Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and replaces him with eighteen-year-old delinquent...
News Red Dead Redemption To Get 30-Minute Machinima
The Road's director, John Hillcoat, has helped Rockstar put together a 30-minute machinima based on next month's Red Dead Redemption
It will run on Fox on Saturday, May 15th, and will be animated with in-game assets according to Kotaku. Details are really scarce at the moment, but we daresay we'll be hearing more about this soon. It sounds like an...
News DJ Shadow Mentions "The Next One" In Regards To DJ Hero
If you played the original DJ Hero, or enjoy the notion of spinning discs and its culture, you're probably already familiar with DJ Shadow
The disc-jockey recently appeared on BBC's Radio One, and was asked about the original DJ Hero experience. To which he responded, "it was interesting, I'm actually working on the next one as well. But yeah,...
News Blur Trailer Tells You Pretty Much Everything You Need To Know
Bizarre Creations' first Playstation 3 racer Blur is not particularly far away at this point, but we're still yet to get our hands-on the game like our XBOX owning brethren
Thankfully this trailer pretty much details everything you need to know about it. The game's due next month.
News Red Dead Redemption Multiplayer Trailer Has Us Even More Excited
If you've not seen something that excites you in Red Dead Redemption over the 10 or so trailers Rockstar has released up until now, you've probably got a screw loose or something
This multiplayer trailer, which details the specific competitive modes in the game, doesn't particularly stray too far from the normal online game expectations - but it...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 22nd April 2010
Price Updates Tom Clancy's HAWX: European Assault Pack Sale (now $2
49, original price $4.99) Tom Clancy's HAWX: US Eagles Pack Sale (now $2.49, original price $4.99) Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty (sale price $7.49, reg. $14.99) Revenge of the Wounded Dragons (sale price$4.99, reg. $9.99)</ul>Downloadable Games After Burner:...
News Guess What? The PSP's Still Top Of The Japanese Hardware Charts! Uh-huh.
You probably think we recycle this post each week, but the truth is, while people are quick to brand the PSP a failure, that system just keeps on chugging
In fact, it may only be in Japan, but Sony's consistently holding a one-two over the competition with PSP and PS3 constantly passing the 25k units sold. Even the PS2's still chugging with around...
Thursday22nd Apr 2010
News Ironhide's Ready To Kick Hide In The Transformers: War For Cybertron
Hot-headed Ironhide's been announced as part of the cast for Activision's upcoming tradition Transformers title, Transformers: War For Cybertron
He'll be joined by Decepticon counter-part Skywarp, who had the ability to teleport in the original series. He'll have cloaking technology in the game, for the sake of balance we assume. Urgh. Everytime a...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Celebrates Siege Expansion Launch With Double Cash Weekend
Yay, there's a double cash weekend going down on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer
Why you may ask? Because the Siege expansion pack is due on the Playstation Store today. Alongside title update 1.07 - which fixed a whole host of bugs and glitches - the Siege expansion DLC (available on the Playstation Store today with change from £5 / $6)...
News SEGA To "Court" PS2 Crowd With Playstation Move
Remember SEGA Superstars? Probably not but let us tell you it was awesome
Kind of. It was a Playstation 2 EyeToy game that was very much designed with the casual gamer in mind. Simple actions, simple gameplay, pretty cool results for the traditional gamer who could get starry eyed over a new product featuring Nights. SEGA wants to recapture the SEGA...
News Yamauchi On Putting Top Gear Into Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo's mastermind, Kazunori Yamauchi, has explained why he wanted to put the infamous Top Gear test track into the upcoming GT5
Speaking on the Top Gear website, the car-fanatic stated that he wanted the Top Gear track in the game because the program is "funny and interesting". We had a helicopter [to map the track] taking aerial...
News Drew Brees Headlines Madden 11 Cover, We Don't Really Care
Look, we're British
We're sorry. When someone says football we think of the sport where you, y'know, play with your feet. Not that other game people call football that's absolutely not football. Take the cover for Madden 11, which features Drew Brees (apparently). It shows the man holding a ball in his hand. Football. Mmmhm. We wanted to tell you...
We've gone a little quiet on the whole Activion, Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment drama
There's not much to tell really. The once high-profile studio has suffered a pretty enormous exodus, and Activision blogger Dan Amrich reckons there's more to come. Posting on a Bobby Kotick Facebook group (ahem), the Activision man stated there was still...
News Second Freebie DLC Pack Adds New Snipers & Light Armour To MAG
Zipper's just committed to an April 29th date for the second free DLC pack for their massive online shooter MAG
The "Fast Attack" gear pack adds three new special edition sniper rifles to the mix (Ravens HM 90 SE, SVERs SASR M, and Valors MK 14 Mod 1 EBR) that include a number of performance adjustments. You'll also get a new set of...
News Firmware 3.30 Readies Playstation 3 For Third-Dimension, Enhances Trophy Features
Sony's readied the Playstation 3 for the upcoming launch of their 3D Bravia TVs, by updating the PS3 firmware to 3
30. The update, which launched last night, "preps the PS3 system for some upcoming new features, including 3D stereoscopic gaming". It also introduces some neat little trophy sorting features, as detailed over at the...
News Major League Baseball Streaming Heads To Playstation 3
The New York Times report this morning that Sony is to announce a deal that will allow streaming of live Major League Baseball games directly through the PS3
The report states that sign-ups will be under way by the end of the week for the US-only service, allowing subscribers to watch live games. This is more than just a game console. This is a...
News Kevin Butler Dons His Shorts For Modnation Racers' Commercial
Oh man
You've got to love these American Playstation adverts. We've no idea how they keep thinking them up, but seriously, they're onto something gold with fake Playstation exec Kevin Butler. The latest commercial is for Modnation Racers, and it sees Kevin Butler (now VP of Inspiration and Perspiration) don his shorts and 'tash to do his best PE...
News Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess (Finally) Released On Playstation Store
With the greatest of respect to all those working hard on Playstation Minis right now, few games have managed to generate the levels of hype that Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess has
Maybe it's the quirky name, cutesy art-style or Doodle Jump-esque gameplay. Whatever the reasoning, Mediatonic's done a fantastic job getting the word out about...
Rumour Rocksteady Looking To Expand The Original Batman: Arkham Asylum?
Rumours might be popping up in regards to Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 but, word coming out of CVG hints that the first game is due another dose of DLC
The site reports that they've got word of Rocksteady bulking up in order to develop a new downloadable expansion for the hit comic book game. CVG received a message asking if they "<span>want...
News This Gran Turismo Fan's A Better Driver Than You Are, We Guarantee It
The photograph may be a little homo-erotic, but there's nothing camp about France's Jordan Tresson - dude's just undergone six-weeks of rigorous training at the GT Academy after emerging victorious from last year's Gran Turismo 5: Time Trial demo
"I never imagined I would end up here when I was on my PlayStation back in December," French...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 22nd April 2010
Special Offers Until April 29: Gravity Crash (was £6
29/7.99 now £3.99/4.99) Prince of Persia Classic (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Thexder Neo (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X US Eagles Pack (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.39/2.99) Shaun White's Snowboarding Hard Pack (was...
Wednesday21st Apr 2010
Review Freekscape: Escape From Hell (PlayStation Minis)
Freekscape: Escape From Hell is never particularly astounding, but the platforming action is solid and varied enough to keep you interested throughout the game's duration
Hell's not a nice place. Not even if you're a demon. Take little Freek - a friendly little demon who hates the company in Hell. He wants to chill with the nice dude's in Heaven...
Rumour Next Silent Hill Game To Be A First-Person Shooter
Oh no
Consider our optimism at the announcement of a new Silent Hill game well and truly slashed. Rumours suggest that Vatra Games are to turn Konami's premium horror-franchise into a ten-a-penny first-person shooter. We just died a little inside. The report comes courtesy of GameRep, who claim that the studio's only listed release is an FPS due for...
News HMV Kinda Sorta Expose The Next James Bond Game, James Bond: Bloodstone
Bond's appearance on the big-screen may be put on indefinite hiatus, but that ain't stopping Activision from pumping out a (hopefully) good Bond based video game
Said game has long been rumoured to be rumoured to be a racing game, espcially since Bond's voice-actor for the still secret title Adam Croasdell revealed that the game was to be a mixture...
News Yakuza: Project K Gets New Protagonist, Hopes To Bring A Younger Audience To Franchise
We told you this morning that the next game in the Yakuza franchise, Project K, will actually be on the Playstation Portable, and now Andriasang's got some hard details on the game courtesy of Famitsu magazine
First, why the switch to Playstation Portable? Director Toshihiro Nagoshi reckons the move is to encourage younger audiences, and to deliver...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Nets 40/40 In Famitsu
Worried about the quality of a mainline Playstation Portable developed Metal Gear Solid game? Erm, don't
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker just nabbed a 40/40 in the Japanese gaming Bible Famitsu. That's a perfect score whichever way you look at it. The last game to score 40/40 in Famitsu was New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Metal Gear Solid 3 scored exactly...
News Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Mode Gets Trailered
This huge trailer detailing all the new online stuff for Super Street Fighter IV also drops word of the upcoming Tournament mode we told you about yesterday
The mode will be available as free DLC on June 15th and allows you to conduct your own tournaments within the game's environment. We've seen lots of tournaments popping up around message boards...
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Trailer Is Absolutely Genius, "I'm A Tank"
We suppose if you haven't seen this "Old Spice" commercial, you might not get the latest 3D Dot Game Heroes trailer
Thus, we recommend you hit the link in the previous sentence and come back to us when you've watched the video. Seen it? Awesome isn't it? Ok, now watch the video embedded above. Are you laughing? Thought so. You probably don't need...
News Latest Yakuza Title In Development For Playstation Portable
We're still itching and praying that SEGA will bring Yakuza 4 to Western shores, which recently launched in Japan
Alas, attention in the East has already turned to "what's next" - with Yakuza: Project K the topic on fan's lips. The game was teased back in March (which many including us assumed to be Yakuza 5), with no real details given at...
Tuesday20th Apr 2010
News Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 Will Be "Really Dark" (Yee!), Will Feature Two-Face
According to Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, Arkham Asylum 2's going to be "really dark"
Not dark as in the brightness of your HDTV, dark as in gritty, nasty, and horrible. Which is awesome, because that tone's exactly what made last year's Batman: Arkham Asylum a hit. Its really, really dark, Conroy said during a panel at the Chicago Comics...
Review Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City (PlayStation 3)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is the combination of last year's XBOX 360 "exclusive" downloadable content campaigns finally available on the Playstation 3
The episodes, The Lost & Damned and The Ballad Of Gay Tony, both offer complete campaigns from some of Grand Theft Auto IV's "blink and you'll miss them" cameo...
News Dead Rising 2 Gets Multiplayer Co-Op
Dead Rising 2's all about slashing zombies in the face
According to the press release Capcom's just released for the upcoming Dead Rising 2, you'll now be able to enjoy said action in multiplayer, thanks to 2-player co-op. The press release reads: "Co-op play is introduced to the Dead Rising universe for the first time as players can invite...
Rumour Mr. Freeze & Talia al Ghul Set To Appear In Arkham Asylum 2
If there was ever a villain we'd like to see in Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum 2, it would have to be Mr
Freeze. We've always thought he was awesome (even through the Arnie days) after we heard the, "revenge is a dish best served ice cold" — a line they have to sneak into the Arkham Asylum 2 script should he appear. Tweets picked up...
News Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Teaser Trailer Leaked Onto YouTube, Chris Redfield
It wasn't going to stay secret for long
In fact the announcement had already pretty much leaked onto the Internet. But now the teaser trailer's landed too. It's happening folks: Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The trailer shows a very moody city-scape where Wolverine takes on Ryu, and the Hulk takes on Resident Evil's Chris Redfield. In all, it looks amazing...
News DLC Announced For Super Street Fighter IV, Lost Planet 2
They may not be on store shelves just yet, but Capcom's already announced that there's DLC headed to both Super Street Fighter IV and Lost Planet 2
The former will get a new online tournament mode on June 15th allowing (presumably advanced players) to fight for control of persistent championship titles that prove youre the best in the world...
News Phil Harrison - Come Back To Sony, We Miss You Man!
Good news: Phil Harrison has left Atari
Bad news: Phil Harrison probably won't be returning to Sony. The former Sony worldwide studios man (now replaced by Shuhei Yoshida) left Sony in 2008 to join Atari. Phil was a key member of each of the Playstation hardware family's launches, even demonstrating the Playstation 3 hardware with the famous ducks...
News Dead Rising 2 Trailer Is Deadly Serious To The Point Of Irony
"My name is Chuck," protagonist Chuck Greene exclaims without the slightest intention of irony in this latest trailer for Capcom's upcoming Dead Rising 2
If the whole game's delivered with the "not-quite-self-aware" tone of this trailer, it's going to be properly hilarious. Also, does anyone else think Chuck's face is properly hilarious?
News Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 Confirmed By Capcom
The embargo has just lifted on Capcom's Captivate event last week, sort of officially confirming what we already know -- Marvel vs
Capcom 3 and Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 are both official games launching on the Playstation 3. The former, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will feature 30 characters. Of those only Wolverine, the Hulk, Iron Man, Street Fighter's...
News Playstation Portable Shooter The 3rd Birthday Will "Exceed Expectations"
Do you have any expectations for the upcoming Playstation Portable shooter The 3rd Birthday from Square Enix? Nope, probably not
It's been in development for a hell of a long time and we've barely seen anything of the game yet. Having said that, what we have seen looks extremely cool. So, Square Enix man Hajime Tabata reckons the game will...
News Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 Trailer Leaked, "You Can Jump"
Capcom's gotta be seething right now
The embargo doesn't lift until later this afternoon but right on cue, the trailer for Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 has also leaked to the Internet. Looks like it's in development at Fatshark - a group of original GRIN employees. Oh, and now you can jump. Which is kind of a big deal for Bionic Commando. Check the...
News Metal Gear Solid 4, Peace Walker Team Switch Over To Metal Gear Solid: Rising
A podcast report released by Kojima Productions confirms that the development team behind Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker have now switched over to support the development of Metal Gear Solid: Rising
Presenter Sean Eyestone confirms: Every once in a while we do this [move around] as one project finishes, then the next...
News Gran Turismo 5 Producer To Be "Angered" By Game's Completion
We all know Kazunori Yamauchi and his team at Polyphony Digital are complete perfectionists
Even though, it's perhaps not Kaz's best PR practice to be telling people that when Gran Turismo 5 finally launches (we still believe that might happen one day in the distant future) he'll be "angry" due to not being satisfied with the product...
News Tony Hawk Drops "Tony Hawk: Shred" Bomb
We don't like doing the whole "this dude said this thing on Twitter and that's now become news" too often, but we suppose when Tony Hawk totally just announces the name of his next game, there's a story there
Boasting that he probably just sent a PR team "reeling", Hawk outed that his next game will be called "Tony Hawk: Shred"...
Monday19th Apr 2010
Review Hysteria Project (PlayStation Minis)
As an interactive experience, Hysteria Project is an interesting experiment
There's not really any gameplay worthy of discussion, so the product demands an open-mind. But with a price-tag no more expensive than a bottle of Dr. Pepper, those seeking something a little "different" might welcome the punt. Hysteria Project is a unique nod to...
News European Demon's Souls Comes With Fan-Made Strategy Guide
We told you last week that Demon's Souls was finally getting a Western release in part thanks to Namco Bandai who have taken on publishing responsibilities for the Playstation 3 exclusive
We also told you last week that the game comes with a much needed strategy guide. And in heart-warming news, it's just been announced that said strategy guide has...
Rumour Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Going HD On Playstation 3 "In Late 2010, Early 2011"
Last week Capcom held their lavish pre-E3 "Captivate" event in the exotic setting of Hawaii
Seems like the right place to announce games. We guess? We're yet to hear about any of the games announced (though embargoes are set to lift over the coming week), but the hottest rumour to come out of the show so far's been posted on PlanetXBOX360.com. The...
News Modnation Racers Trophies Revealed, Sound Exciting
Our friends over at TheSixthAxis reckon if we don't acknowledge their leg-work in scoring this list of Modnation Racers trophies, they're going to scout us out in an A-team esque van and unleash a swarm of rockets at our towing pinkle
To which we respond - nice try guys but the Dukes Of Hazzard automobile is invincible to rocket-fire, don'tchaknow?...
News Sledgehammer Developed Call Of Duty Game "Will Broaden The Audience"
How exactly do you broaden the audience of one of the biggest selling games in video game history? No idea, but Activision's COO Thomas Tippi [really? - Ed] seems to think newly formed studio Sledgehammer Games' Call Of Duty project will do just that
Speaking with the LA Times, Tippi said Sledgehammer's take will bring "innovation" to the...
It's been a long (long) time coming, but Playstation 3 (and PC
) owners have finally got the opportunity to return to Liberty City as the XBOX 360 "exclusive" DLC has finally launched on Sony's platform under the retail guise of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City. And the game's gotten a pretty hefty bump too - managing...
News Laughing Jackal Drop Stellar Attack On The Playstation Minis Store
Laughing Jackal's just dropped us a new trailer for Stellar Attack, which launched on the European and Oceania Playstation Minis Store last week
The game's billed as a "retro shooter", but it has a great art-style to it. We're getting the impression Laughing Jackal dig their bright colours and thumping soundtracks - what with Cubixx and...
News David Jaffe Talks Modnation Racers In This Neat Little Developer Diary
We don't like developer diaries here at PushSquare
Honestly, they're usually really boring. But these Modnation Racers interviews with seasoned Playstation developers (check out the Insomniac one through here) have been nothing but refreshing. The editing is exciting, the subjects are passionate, and the videos are just about the right length...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 19-25th April 2010
Is it Spring yet? They keep telling us it is but it doesn't really feel like it
Apparently plants are growing and stuff. Oh, and video games aren't coming out. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Afterburner Climax Ok... ok. So it's here by default. Kind of. With little in the way of competition, Afterburner Climax kind of has to be our pick...
News Split/Second Footage Is All About Getting Wrecked
Disney's released some more footage of their upcoming racer Split/Second exclusively to GameTrailers
There are none of the massive set-piece moments we're used to in this trailer, just some pure racing and crashing. It does look a lot of fun, though we hope the number of crashes in this trailer aren't indicative of the typical race. Hit the jump for...
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