Review Everybody's Tennis (PlayStation Portable)
If you've ever wished for an old-school RPG where the battle system's replaced by smashes and strawberries and cream, then Everybody's Tennis will be a dream come true
Review 5-In-1 Arcade Hits (PlayStation Minis)
5-In-1 Arcade Hits stretches the definition of "arcade hits", but offers enough content to make it an enjoyable way to pass the time
Review Singularity (PlayStation 3)
As Captain Renko, a modern-day military operative, you're sent by the US to investigate an unusual Russian Cold War-era research island known as Katorga-12
News Consider This Your Yearly Rumour Update On Medievil III
The last time we posted about Medievil III was August 2009
News - 2010, Week 27
Sunday11th Jul 2010
Feature There's No Place Like Home: A Carnival Without Coconuts?
We've never been to a carnival
Not a real carnival like you see in the movies anyway. We've been to fairs, fetes and gatherings. But never a carnival. PlayStation Home's new Midway Carnival space is the kind you never see in real-life — its set at night time in a vast opening. There's a gothic feel to the place, it's almost like stepping into the...
Saturday10th Jul 2010
Feature Multiplayer Shooters Stress Me The Heck Out -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
I just don't get it
As a reviewer, I can see the positives and negatives in every game I play. But on a personal level, I just don't get multiplayer shooters. I'm talking about the games that have Team Deathmatch as the default game-mode — your Modern Warfare 2s, Medal Of Honors and even Uncharted 2s. I've always questioned whether I truly have...
Friday9th Jul 2010
Review 5-In-1 Arcade Hits (PlayStation Minis)
5-In-1 Arcade Hits stretches the definition of "arcade hits", but offers enough content to make it an enjoyable way to pass the time
5-In-1 Arcade Hits is not a compilation of Time Crisis, Crazy Taxi, WrestleMania, House Of The Dead 2 and OutRun. Sadly not. It's more a classic games compilation — meh, whatever, semantics. We could get caught up...
News Consider This Your Yearly Rumour Update On Medievil III
The last time we posted about Medievil III was August 2009
There's still not been an announcement, but rumours have re-emerged today thanks to an article in PSM3 magazine . To be honest, nothing's been added to the story we reported on in August, but the fact that the rumour just won't die is perhaps testament to its reality. According to PSM3, the...
News Reaper On The PlayStation Portable Looks Vibrant & Lovely
Ever heard of Fried Green Apps? No, us neither, but they're the developer behind this promising PlayStation Portable platformer, Reaper
People may like to assume the PSP's dead, but it's shaping up to have one hell of a line-up. Reaper's a two-dimensional action platformer in which you play as an unnamed figure of death, harvesting the land for...
News Kojima: "The Younger Generation Of Japan Is Losing"
Hideo Kojima has revealed that he believes Japan are in a "losing" battle due to the recent boom of Western games development
The Metal Gear man said that he feels the younger generation of Japanese game developers have lost their motivation. He came to conclusion after watching a TV documentary about foreign exchange students who were passionate...
News Just So You Know: Vanquish Is Hitting North America On October 19th
Completing the set of Vanquish release date announacements, SEGA's confirmed that the Shinji Mikami produced shooter will hit North America on October 19th
If you pre-order the game at GameStop, you'll get exclusive access to the three guns announced alongside the European version of the game.
News "Last Chapter" DLC On The Horizon For Soldner-X 2
Eastasiasoft's confirmed that they'll be releasing DLC for their PSN shooter, Soldner-X 2, later in the year
The DLC, which is entitled "The Last Chapter", will add three additional stages to the game, aswell as a new ending, some music and trophies.
News Ubisoft Back The 3D Horse Big Time, To Be In Every Home 3 Years From Now
We were behind the curve a little with 3D but we finally got our first taste of the tech earlier this week
We'll say this much — don't believe the hate and scepticism and try it for yourself. Our demo honestly blew us away. It's incredible. We're not sure what's shaping people's dislike for the movement, but whatever. We went into our demo...
News First God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Footage Is Pretttttttttty!
Despite not having all its audio-cues in place, this debut gameplay footage of God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta is pretty
Pretty to the max. The shot of Kratos fighting harrowing beasts on the ocean is particularly pleasant. Certainly it looks like more God Of War, but that's exactly what we want from the PSP game. We're looking forward to this.
News 505 Games Bring Deep Black To The PlayStation 3
505 Games are one of the newer publishers on the block
They've already dropped Naughty Bear on us. And now they've announced Deep Black, a game from Russian studio Biart Games. It's basically an underwater third-person shooter, in which you'll use specialised equipment (harpoons!) to take out a bunch of underwater threats. Neat concept. Expect to...
News Take A First Look At Tom Clancy's HAWX 2
When we look back at the original Tom Clancy's HAWX, we have rather fond memories of the game
Sure, it had its issues from what we recall, but it was still a decent change of pace from all the first-person and third-person shooters littering the shelves. Air-combat is fun. So we're looking forward to Tom Clancy's HAWX 2. The debut trailer's...
News Enslaved Drops In European Retailers On October 8th, USA Get It On The 5th
Ninja Theory's Enslaved is definitely one of those games that's been growing on us
Growing on us like hairs, or some other better metaphor you might choose to come up with. [Whatever - Ed]. Point is: it looks good. And it's coming out here in Europe on October 8th. Folks in the USA will get it October 5th. That's the same week, just a few days...
News Mmmm... Gran Turismo 5 Isn't Half Pretty
Kotaku's got a new video of Gran Turismo 5 which features some new and some familiar footage
The key thing to remember though, is just how pretty it all looks. The dusk. The night-time racing. The cockpits. The dusk. Oh man. Give it to us now, now, now.
News Sony's Making Money With the PlayStation Move
Sony's long been known for releasing cutting edge technology with high price-tags
Sometimes the cutting edge technology out-stips the retail price. Take the PlayStation 3 for an example of that, which has only just began to make money. Despite treating the PlayStation Move like a platform launch, Sony will not be retreading the same mistakes with...
Thursday8th Jul 2010
News Rockstar Detail Future Red Dead Redemption DLC
50 hours and counting
We're only just starting to get into the multiplayer, but we've passed the two-day mark in Red Dead Redemption. Things could end up very messy before this year is out. We're thinking 100 hours is not out of the question. Especially now Rockstar's detailed their future DLC plans for Red Dead Redemption. The first update's due in...
First Impressions Patapon 3 on PlayStation Portable Demo
What better than banging drums alone? Banging drums with friends, of course
Patapon 3's come out of nowhere. A short countdown clock on SCEJ's website culminated in a montage appearance from the drum 'em up. Now, just a few weeks after E3, we've all got our hands on the next entry in Japan Studios' Patapon franchise. And unusually for a handheld...
News Dragon Age 2 Is A Real Product That You'll Be Able To Buy
EA's confirmed that Dragon Age 2 is a real video game, currently in development
There have been murmurings about the game for some time, but EA's finally confirmed the game's existence in a press release.Currently announced projects at BioWare include the development of ongoing downloadable content for Mass Effect 2, one of the highest rated video...
News Sony: PlayStation 4 Will Probably Come After The Next XBOX & Nintendo Hardware
Sony makes systems that last
The PS2's been around for over a decade now and it's still worthy of discussion. That's kind of insane when you think about it. Sometimes though, long hardware cycles doesn't work to Sony's advantage. The PlayStation 3 suffered somewhat from being so late to the market. While the gap has closed between the XBOX 360 and...
News "Technical Problems" The Cause Of Final Fantasy XIV's Delay On PlayStation 3
Final Fantasy XIV comes out sometime in September on the PC
PlayStation 3 players, however, will have to wait until March of next year. Why is this? Well, the game's producer, Hiromichi Tanaka, has revealed that "technical problems" are at the core of the delay. We understand the wrath of players, and developers are sorry because they...
News Hang On What, Rockstar Are Re-Releasing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City? [UPDATED]
Update @ 15:54 BST: according to VG247, the rating is simply tied to back catalogue PC business
No PSN re-release here. Though we're sure Rockstar are taking note of the reaction. Original story: Hang on, what's that? A rating has been filed for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City? Yes it has. As Kotaku point out, Australia's OFLC has placed a...
News Sony's Kaz Hirai: Core Gamers Are Our Top Priority
Yesterday, Sony said that they were surprised by Microsoft's decision to go for the casual gamer
And it's little wonder. SCE's top-man, Kaz Hirai, has said that PlayStation Move, like all of Sony's gaming products, is aimed at the core gamer "first and foremost". "We've always believed that whatever it is we're doing, it's something...
News Level-5 CEO Hints At North American Release For Ni No Kuni
If you're a fan of Level-5, then prepare to be excited
Big style. Talking with Nintendo Power magazine, Level-5's president, Akihiro Hino, confirmed that DS titles Inazuma Eleven and Ni No Kuni could make it Stateside. Seeing as he's talking about the DS version of Ni No Kuni, you're going to have to read between the lines a touch. But that PS3...
News Hey Look, Here Are Some More Screenshots Of Fallout: New Vegas
Bethesda's whacked up some new screenshots from Fallout: New Vegas
It continues to look like a Fallout game. They are pretty-ish. Well, pretty as far as Fallout games go anyway. Which isn't very pretty. We know people like to rag on us for thinking Fallout games don't look very good, but they don't. And let's be honest — miles of desert is not...
News Dead Space: Ignition Gets You Ready For Dead Space 2 Before The Game Drops
Sounds like downloadable prequels are the new in-thing
THQ's planning one for Red Faction, and Capcoms got one planned for Dead Rising 2 (albeit an exclusive). Now Visceral Games has announced Dead Space: Ignition, a downloadable prequel for the upcoming Dead Space 2. According to Dead Space franchise executive producer Steve Papoutsis, it's...
News Sony On Insomniac Switch: "We Grew Up Together"
Apparently no one is more sad than Sony regarding Insomniac's recent decision to go multiplatform
According to Shuhei Yoshida, Sony and Insomniac "grew up together". The Sony Worldwide Studios boss has told Develop magazine that Sony were aware of Insomniac's intentions way back in 2008. Insomniac signed a deal with EA Partners earlier...
News Vanquish Hits Europe On October 22nd
SEGA's confirmed that Shinji Mikami's space-shooter, Vanquish, will hit European PlayStation 3s on October 22nd
That's just a day after Japan gets the game. In addition, SEGA's confirmed that certain retailers will be giving out exclusive weapons access to anyone who pre-orders the game. The press release notes:"The Tri-Weapon pack contains a...
News Awww Shucks, We're Gonna Have To Buy The Dead Rising 2 Collector's Edition Now Aren't We?
Aswell as revealing Dead Rising 2's pack-shot, Capcom's also announced that the PlayStation 3 zombie-slasher is to get an amazing collector's edition in Europe
The Outbreak Pack includes a 12" zombie figurine with various accessories including - yes, you did see it correctly - a Servbot head. You'll also get a token for some extra downloadable...
News Dragon Age 2 Is Proper On Now, GameInformer Cover Says So
Hey Dragon Age fans
Remember we told you to keep your eyes peeled to the Internet today? Well here's your reward: Dragon Age 2 is official as it gets, gracing the cover of the latest issue of GameInformer. Bioware's also lifted the lid on Dragon Age 2's official website. Details are scarce but the website does note that you are set to be "forc
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Wednesday7th Jul 2010
Review Everybody's Tennis (PlayStation Portable)
If you've ever wished for an old-school RPG where the battle system's replaced by smashes and strawberries and cream, then Everybody's Tennis will be a dream come true
This is a fun (and surprisingly deep) sports game dressed in an uber-cutesy Japanese exterior. The Everybody's (or Hot Shots if you're an American type) franchise has always been...
News Get The Undead Away From My Fat Princess
The Fat Princess DLC just came out
It features pirates and ninjas and giants. All cool additions. But future additions could be even cooler — chilling in fact. A mysterious in-game tip - pointed out on the PlayStation Forums - seems to hint at the undead gate-crashing the scoff 'em up. I think Zombies are coming soon, run! We're running. Far...
Report Sony's Working On New Handheld Hardware, Yo
Our PSP's getting more play-time than our PlayStation 3 at the moment
The system's also topping the Japanese hardware charts. But with the 3DS on the horizon, and, y'know, pretty much every other person in the world hating on Sony's handheld, you can't help but feel like they could do with a refresher. Sony that is. The PSP2's long been rumoured...
News Ubisoft Confirms That RUSE Will Support PlayStation Move
Chalk this up as another reason to pick up Sony's new PlayStation Move controller -- Ubisoft's confirmed in London today that their real-time strategy title, RUSE, will take advantage of Sony's new motion controller for greater accuracy
Using the PlayStation Move as a pointing device, players are able to select units, build structures and pan the...
News German Ratings Board Classifies EA's NBA Jam Reboot For PlayStation 3
BOOM
Boom to the power of boom! No longer will you have to put up with sub-high definition visuals in your NBA Jam... Because it's just been rated for the PlayStation 3. Granted, the rating was carried out by a German board (and those guys are probably too high on World Cup fever to be thinking straight), but it's vary rare that a professional...
News Vanquish Says, "Whaddup Japan, Y'alright?" On October 21st
Vanquish is the next game by industry veteran Shinji Mikami
It looks bonkers. It also looks rad. The game's due out on October 21st in Japan. Apparently a European date is on the way. We're looking forward to it. Of all the mountains of shooters planned for this year (and there are lots of them), Vanquish looks to be the most "different"...
News There's Some Announcement Going To Be Made About Dead Space 2 This Week
Just so you know - Visceral Games are teasing something to do with Dead Space 2
They're teasing hard. A mysterious piece of artwork has popped up on their Facebook profile, with the words: "If you look closely you might find that there's a hint hidden in here about a big announcement we'll be making this week. Let the guessing begin!"...
News Don't Hold Your Breath For A Second Alpha Protocol
SEGA's West president Mike Hayes has stated that there's unlikely to ever be a sequel to Alpha Protocol
Talking to CVG, the SEGA exec put the situation very bluntly, "Let's speak very commercially; the game hasn't sold what we've expected, therefore we won't be doing a sequel." Simples. Hayes added that the espionage RPG title never...
News You Know How You Thought DJ Hero Bombed? Nuh-Uh!
We liked DJ Hero
We liked DJ Hero a lot actually. We bought it launch day. Launch day! Y'know, when it cost like a bajillion pounds. It had an understandably slow start, debuting at number 20 on the UK charts and managing to shift just 122k units in the US during its launch month. The game had legs though. Probably in thanks to numerous price cuts,...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 6th July 2010
Sales Hamsterball -- Sale (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Death Track: Resurrection Sale (now $7.99, original price $14.99) Worms Sale (now $7.99, original price $9.99) Hamster Ball Unleashed Sale (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Breakquest Minis Sale (now $2.99, original price $3.99) Normaltanks Minis Permanent Price...
News Driver: San Francisco Drops November 26th In The UK
Eurogamer are reporting that Driver: San Francisco will hit the UK on November 26th
Their source is the British retail chain, GAME, who'd probably know a thing or two about release dates. Interestingly, HMV are also reporting a date of November 26th. Both retailers have the recently announced Collector's Edition up f
News FIFA 11 Does The Ol' Switcheroo On A PlayStation 3 Near You This October 1st
EA's confirmed that FIFA 11 will launch in Europe on October 1st
The Americans will get it a few days earlier on September 28th. They think football is played with the hands though, so y'know. EA's also revealed one of the game's new features. The Creation Centre allows you to create players and teams using a web-based application on FIFA's official...
News Sony Surprised By "Casual" Microsoft
While Sony's been forthcoming about making PlayStation Move seem like an extension to a variety of different game types and genres, Microsoft's been very much gearing their "controller-less" Kinect device as something for the casual audience
According to Sony's Worldwide Studuios boss, Shuhei Yoshida, this move has been a surprising one. "In...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 7th July 2010
Special Offers Until July 21: After Burner Climax (was £7
99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West (was £11.99/14.99 now £5.49/6.99) Worms (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.19/6.49) LittleBigPlanet Monsters Level Kit (was £3.19/3.99 now £1.59/1.99) LittleBigPlanet Monsters...
News Split/Second Makes The Jump Onto The PlayStation Portable
Disney Interactive's confirmed that their home-console racer Split/Second will be making the jump onto the PSP
We're a little more thrilled about this news than we probably should be. Understand that we like racing games on portable systems a lot. The handheld version of the game will feature four-player local multiplayer, aswell as a new track not...
Tuesday6th Jul 2010
News Official Sweet Tooth DLC Brings The Twisted Metal Carnage To Modnation Racers
If we had to list our favourite PlayStation characters in order, Sweet Tooth would be somewhere around the latter half of the top-ten
The dude's a clown with fire for hair. What's not to like about that? To celebrate the announcement that Sony are to reboot the Twisted Metal franchise next year, they're releasing some premium DLC for Modnation...
News New PlayStation 3 SKUs Confirmed For Japan; Look! There's A White One!
Ever fancied an albino PS3? Duh, we've all been there
Thankfully, Sony Japan's now got you covered — announcing a bunch of new PlayStation 3 SKUs for the region. The most obvious announcement here is that Japan's to get white casing options. Naturally, matching stands and DualShock 3's are to be made readily available in the region to match the...
News Gameshastra Announce Flick Fishing, Bee Wars & Crime Spree For PlayStation Minis
Gameshastra's announced three new PlayStation Minis for release this Summer
Flick Fishing (which sold over 2 million copies on the iPhone) brings, well, fishing to the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. Elsewhere, the Indian based games developer are planning Crime Spree - "star as a member of the mafia in a police car chase that has...
News Modern Warfare 2's Resurgence DLC Hits The PlayStation 3 This Week
If you've been clamouring for more Modern Warfare 2 DLC, you'll be pleased to know that Microsoft's timed-exclusivity deal lifts this week -- meaning American gamers will get their hands on Modern Warfare 2's Resurgence pack today when the PlayStation Store updates
Europeans, you'll have to wait until tomorrow. Come on - 24 hours isn't long. You've...
News Winners Announced For The E3 Game Critics Awards 2010
The winners of the E3 Game Critics Awards 2010 have been announced
Nintendo's 3DS handheld managed to scoop the coveted "Best Of Show" award, while PS3 titles Portal 2 and Rage walked away with two awards a piece. God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta scooped the "Best Handheld" award, while Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood got the best...
News Hulu Plus On PlayStation 3 Will Not Require A PlayStation Plus Account
Hulu's put an end to rumours that PlayStation 3 users wishing to take advantage of the upcoming Hulu Plus service will require a PlayStation Plus account
Turns out PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to a unique preview evaluation period, but standard PSN users will be able to download and use the Hulu Plus service without an enhanced...
News David Cage Talks Motion Controls & Creativity
David Cage will release his first, fully-supported motion control game soon; it may not be a new title, but Heavy Rain will be considered as one of the first "hardcore" titles to make use of Sony's new PlayStation Move controller
Cage thinks that motion controls have the potential to appeal to the mainstream, but he also told Eurogamer that...
News Japan, Here's Your PlayStation Move Launch Line-Up
Sony's finally dropped a bomb of details regarding the Japanese launch of the PlayStation Move controller
As was already announced, the controller will arrive in Japan for ¥3,980 ($45), with additional Navigation Controllers selling for ¥2,980 ($34). Sony will also be releasing a Starter Kit Bundle which includes the PlayStation Eye, a PlayStation...
News Killzone 3 Screens Are All About Flying Debris & Boom, Boom, Boom
Killzone 3 continues to look proper despite its pre-alpha state
A new batch of screenshots published over at GamersMint prove as much. You want the boom-boom? You're going to need Killzone 3 next year. Gah, it's in 3D too isn't it? Yeah, you're going to need a new Telly too.</em>
News White PlayStation 3s a Possibility For The UK
We dropped word this morning that Sony were to release a white version of the PlayStation 3 in Japan
Apparently that hardware could make it to the West. Speaking to IncGamers, a Sony representative has confirmed that <span style="color: #000000;">they "will consider every possibility based on the market demands, but have...
News First Episode Of Rayman Origins Due On PlayStation 3 This Christmas
The official blog for Ubisoft's digital Rayman platformer, Rayman Origins, has revealed that the 2D reboot will hit the PlayStation 3 this Christmas
Rayman's original creator, Michael Ancel, is working overlooking the project. You can check out the game's E3 trailer through here.
News Sony: Developers Will Help Shape The Next PlayStation
Speaking in the latest issue of Develop magazine, Sony's Worldwide Studios boss, Shuhei Yoshida, has explained how Sony has learnt from its past mistakes, and is turning to its suite of first-party developers to shape the next PlayStation hardware
The aim? To make the next PlayStation highly accessible for the next string of game developers. When...
News Ape Escape's Definitely Coming To The PlayStation 3 After All
After a no-show at E3, we were beginning to wonder if those Ape Escape PS3 rumours were to be believed
"Pfft," we exclaimed earlier this week, "There's no Ape Escape in development at all, is there?" Cue Family Fortunes buzzer: Nugh-urgh. See, look what we just found. Amongst a Japanese PlayStation show-reel [about 2:40 into the...
Monday5th Jul 2010
Review Singularity (PlayStation 3)
As Captain Renko, a modern-day military operative, you're sent by the US to investigate an unusual Russian Cold War-era research island known as Katorga-12
It's clear bad stuff is going down there, because after a pretty brutal helicopter crash, you find yourself warped from the ruined propaganda-laden halls of the island in the present day, to the...
Feature Competition: Get On Down With The Shatter Soundtrack!
We've got a bunch of copies of the excellent Shatter soundtrack [PSN version] to give-away to five lucky PushSquare readers, courtesy of the fine folks at Sidhe
All you need to do is hit the jump and fill in the form before Friday 9th June, 00:00 BST. Winners will receive a download redemption code which they'll need to feed into a European...
News Sweet Tooth, Twisted Metal, David Jaffe Headed To ComicCon
David Jaffe's confirmed (though we're not sure if we can trust that guy) that his newly announced Twisted Metal reboot will be getting a panel at ComicCon this year
So, if you want to know why Sweet Tooth's hair is on fire, you'll never get a better chance. He's also revealed that there's a possibility the game might be playable at PAX, but no word...
News Sucker Punch: Naughty Dog's Feedback Invaluable
Sony's first-party is the best in the world
We really don't care about subjection and opinion — it's fact. Nobody can touch those guys, they are incredible. As such, it's always refreshing to see how the internal teams help each other — be it with elements of their engine, programming for the PlayStation 3, or simply giving feedback on each...
News Gran Turismo 5 To Get A Second, Monster Collector's Editiom
We already know about the American collector's edition for Gran Turismo 5
It includes a Kyosho model of the Nissan GT-R, a 300-page car guide, and a key-chain, amongst other bits and bobs. While this edition has yet to be confirmed for the Europe, it's thought that a package similar to this will be GT5's first collector's edition. But, according to...
News Introducing Marcus "PSP" Rivers...
When Sony announced they were taking a Kevin Butler-esque approach to their latest PSP campaign, we were a little concerned
The PSP's aiming for a younger audience, and we just didn't think the Kevin Butler approach was going to work. Turns out, with Marcus "PSP" Rivers, they've sort of nailed it. There are a ton of adverts to check out...
News LEGO Harry Potter Holds Onto Command Of The UK Sales Charts
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is spending its second week top of the UK all-formats chart, keeping Westerner Red Dead Redemption just behind in second
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 managed to debut in fourth position, while the likes of Naughty Bear and Demon's Souls slipped after last week's performance. Get the full top-twenty after the jump. LEGO HARRY...
News Worry Not, The 3rd Birthday Is Coming To Europe
NowGamer's reporting confirmation from Square Enix that the PSP's spiritual successor to Parasite Eve, The 3rd Birthday, will indeed launch in Europe
There had been concerns that the game would not make it over here, but it's probably best to stop worrying. At least for now. No date's been confirmed as of yet.
