News - 2012, Week 06
Sunday12th Feb 2012
Heaven or hell?
An enchanting and minimal experience, Limbo is absolutely essential. Limbo's minimalism presents itself from the outset. The opening is bereft of button prompts and exposition, settling for a delightfully simplistic title screen and an opening in which our protagonist — a silhouette of a small boy with radiating white eyes —...
News Take One Last Tour of the PlayStation Vita
Not long now
The PlayStation Vita unofficially launches in North America this week. We say “unofficially” because, well, even though the so-called First Edition Bundle is sanctioned by platform holder Sony, the system’s launch date will officially go down in history as February 22nd. It’s all a bit confusing, but the point is, Sony's eagerly...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Corbie's Picks
Download delights
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, Vita editor Corbie Dillard illuminates two of the brightest stars of the PlayStation Store. LIMBO: While the likely first impression of Limbo would be that the game is too...
News Rocksteady Considered Multiplayer for Arkham City
No, I’m the Batman
Dedicated single-player experiences have become a rarity this generation, but Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham City represents one of the few remaining beacons. That wasn’t always the case, however, as game director Sefton Hill has revealed that the studio did consider adding a multiplayer component to the superhero adventure for...
Saturday11th Feb 2012
News Shuhei Yoshida Thought Demon's Souls Was Rubbish
Sony’s biggest mistake
Not many people know, but Demon’s Souls was actually a Sony published product in Japan. The rock-hard fantasy adventure game – which went on to spawn a cult fanbase across the globe – could have been Sony’s next big franchise; unfortunately, the platform holder thought it was a bit rubbish. In an interview with Game...
Feature The Positives and Negatives of PS Vita
Good news, bad news
PS Vita is nearly upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited. Here at Push Square we've decided to pick our most anticipated elements of Sony’s new handheld baby before it hits stores, from new online approaches to all those control methods, plus more. We've also bashed out a few of our quibbles and concerns, too. Which parts...
Review God of War Collection (PlayStation 3)
God of before
Love him or hate him, Kratos is an important part of the PlayStation brand. The vengeful antihero has starred in some of the platform’s very best titles, and the God of War Collection brings those classics back to life with startling clarity. Remastering PS2 favourites God of War and God of War II in beautiful high definition, the...
News Sony Places Santa Monica Founder in Charge of Japan Studios
Western efficiency
Japanese developers have not handled the transition into high-definition particularly well. Development hell and exaggerated cycles have become common-place for many of Japan’s biggest exports. That’s left a lot of the region’s biggest publishers looking for a solution. See, while Japan’s been spending five years rebooting...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Patrick's Picks
Snake's in the garden of Eden
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, Patrick Elliot from our US review team waxes lyrical about minimalistic platformers and enormous spectacles. PixelJunk Eden: While the release of the...
News The Last Guardian Is Still In Development, But Progress Is Slow
Glimmer of hope
The Last Guardian is definitely still in development, Sony Worldwide Studios executive, Shuhei Yoshida, has assured 1Up. But there’s a caveat: progress is slow. Speaking at the DICE summit this week, Yoshida said: The project has been making progress, but slow progress. So that's tough, but we haven't changed any focus. It's still...
News Namco to Co-publish Star Trek Next Year
Set phasers to fun
Digital Extreme’s exciting PlayStation Move supported Star Trek title has got a new publisher and release date. The title will now find itself rocketing onto store shelves in early 2013, shortly before J. J. Abram’s next big theatrical release. It’ll be handled by Namco Bandai, who’s signed a co-publishing and distribution...
Friday10th Feb 2012
Guide How to Download PSP Games to PS Vita
Plus: compatible games list
When you get your Vita in the next few weeks, you might want to take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of those PSP classics on your shiny new handheld, but how do you do that? Well, it's quite straightforward really, as the PlayStation Blog explains. While there's no UMD to Vita transfer for North America, you can...
Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PlayStation 3)
A master of its craft
This title may feel familiar, but its similarity is hard to criticise when the core components are this good. A speculative campaign and a freshly balanced multiplayer component headline Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and while the visual engine is looking a bit tired, its penchant for addictive gunplay remains unmatched...
Review Battlefield 3 (PlayStation 3)
Field of dreams
Battlefield 3's single player campaign checks all the required boxes, but fails to better the offerings of its competitors. Multiplayer is where the game finds its purpose, offering a raw experience that's both technically outstanding and masterfully balanced. EA promised the world during the build-ip to Battlefield 3's release. It...
News Lollipop Chainsaw Gets All Romantic
You don’t need a body to fall in love
Meet Juliet Starling and Nick Carlyle: high school darlings and prom couple royalty. Well, they were, until Nick totally got bitten by a zombie and Juliet was forced to chop off his head. Some might say it would be hard to hold onto a hot chick like Juliet without a body (chortle, chortle), but we reckon...
News Discover Frobisher Says and tag on PS Vita
Tag the toffs
Of all the PlayStation Vita titles we’ve been lucky enough to sample, Honeyslug’s delightfully daft Frobisher Says stands head and shoulders above the rest. The curious mix of WarioWare and Rhythmn Heaven utilises Sony’s new handheld in some bafflingly imaginative ways, and it presents it in such an odd and assured manner that...
News Prove Your Skills with FIFA Street
Show off
While this FIFA Street trailer is supposed to highlight all of the game’s various game modes and rule-sets, we found ourselves unable to see past the vast array of tricks on display. We’ve never been to a street football match so we can’t commentate on what actually goes on, but having spent many years playing kick-about in the school...
News Itagaki: "Aerosmith and Armageddon Saved My Life"
You couldn't make it up
Former Team Ninja supremo Tomonobu Itagaki has revealed how he came close to leaving the games industry after Tecmo executives released an unfinished version of Dead or Alive 2 on PlayStation 2. Speaking at this year's DICE summit, Itagaki recalled being approached by Tecmo's general sales manager during the PS2 port's strict...
News The Push Square Forums are Now Open!
Come say hello
We've just opened our forums so you can jump into discussion about which Vita game you're most looking forward to, whether Final Fantasy VIII is better than Final Fantasy IX or share your PSN ID, the Push Square forums are the ideal place to do it. We have an official introductions topic for you to tell us a little bit more about...
News Unreal Engine 4 Already Running on Next-Gen Consoles
Pretty graphics
Epic Games’ outspoken gaffer, Mark Rein, dropped an unexpected bombshell during his speech at the DICE summit overnight. The executive – who oversees the Unreal Engine – said that the latest version of the middleware software was already functional on “systems can’t name yet”. Juicy, huh? It makes sense; Epic is usually...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Chris's Picks
Ryan and Ryu
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, Chris Ingram from our US review team tackles the big moral questions: save or slaughter? And can too hard ever be hard enough? Ninja Gaiden Sigma: When Ninja Gaiden Sigma sliced...
News David Jaffe Curses Up a Storm for Amazing Twisted Metal Ad
Take a shot
Have you ever wanted to fire a real machine-gun? Well now’s your chance. In order to promote Eat Sleep Play’s upcoming car combat reboot, Twisted Metal, Sony’s pointed an M249-SAW at a real-life version of Sweet Tooth’s truck. All you’ve got to do fire it is visit ShootMyTruck.com and hit your space bar. Seriously. The...
News Mass Effect 3 Trailer Proves FemShep Is the Only Way to Play
Sultry dialect
Mass Effect’s a good series if you play as the bog-standard bloke Shepard, but it’s even better when you open your eyes to FemShep. Lovingly named by fans of the franchise, FemShep is voiced by the wonderful Jennifer Hale, who brings new depth to the character beyond the rough and ready male alternative. Belatedly acknowledging...
News Sony Officially Acknowledges LittleBigPlanet Karting
Burlapped
Sony’s finally popped the hood on “Play Create Share” racer, LittleBigPlanet Karting, after the title was leaked earlier in the week. Speaking on Twitter, the platform holder confirmed that the game is in development and that we should expect more information on the release soon. It’s still unclear who’s developing...
News January NPD: Absence of Big Launches Leads to Low Sales
Stuck in a rut
The latest NPD report – covering monthly spend for the video game industry in North America – didn’t paint a particularly promising picture for digital entertainment in January. Both hardware and software dropped 38% year over year, with sales down from $1.14 billion in January 2011 to just $750 million this past month. The NPD...
News Capcom Pushes Asura's Wrath Back
Avoids Binary Domain, faces Mass Effect 3
Capcom's curiously delayed the UK release of Asura's Wrath. The melodramatic actioner was previously due out on 24th February here in the UK. It’ll now go up against Mass Effect 3 on the 9th March. No reason was given for the delay, but we can’t imagine it has anything to do with strategic alignment...
News Binary Domain Takes the Fight Online
Connected chaos
We’re hopelessly excited for Binary Domain, we really are. But the online component’s pretty meaningless to us, and this trailer affirms our ambivalence. Sure the gun-play looks solid, the maps look cool and the game modes seem interesting; but is anyone really going to choose to play Binary Domain over Call of Duty or...
Thursday9th Feb 2012
Review Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PlayStation 3)
Not very revelatory
Considering its subtitle, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is disappointingly light in this regard. While Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood managed to shatter our pre-conceptions last year, Revelations is the third series title in as many years, and it's starting to show. The mechanics that once felt new and interesting are...
Review Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PlayStation 3)
Brothers to the end
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood picks up moments after the end of Assassin's Creed II. Remember that ending? Bizarre artifacts, weird mystical people and strange prophecies. Brotherhood begins as Ezio leaves the Colosseum with the Apple Of Eden — a bizarre, powerful relic — in hand. If Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is your...
News Jazz Up Your Desktop with Our Exclusive Velocity Wallpapers
Suits you, sir
In order to celebrate the announcement of FuturLab’s new PlayStation Mini, Velocity, this afternoon, we’ve teamed up with the Brighton based developer to produce an exclusive batch of snazzy wallpapers for you to decorate your desktop with. Managing director James Marsden said: We've had the pleasure of working with one of the...
Jet set future
Coconut Dodge is easily one of the strongest titles on the PlayStation Minis platform. FuturLab’s cunning combination of puzzle and arcade gameplay culminated in one of the most additive games of 2010. Naturally, we’re pretty excited about the studio’s next project: Velocity. On the back of today’s announcement, we sat down...
News Battleship Trailer Teases Game of Movie of... Game?
We must go deeper
On the back of yesterday’s announcement, Activision’s offered a sneak peek at Double Helix’s upcoming Battleship movie tie-in. The game – which is based on the movie of the, erm, board game – promises to combine fist-pumping first-person action with traditional seek-and-find gameplay. This whole thing strikes us as...
News Sony Provides Official Vita First Edition Unboxing
YouTube unboxing regulars despair
It seems like the Sony PR machine is cranking into its maximum gear today, with its latest video providing an official unboxing of the Vita First Edition pre-order package: the bundle comes at a set price and includes a copy of Little Deviants. This is exclusive to selected retailers in the U.S. and Canada, meaning...
News Grand Slam Tennis 2 Launch Trailer Smashes Online
Mac attack
With EA Sports' Grand Slam Tennis 2 due out on European store shelves this week, the publisher has served up an official launch trailer for the game highlighting all of its features and modes. There’s a mixture of classic and modern footage on show, in addition to a few seconds of Sharapova’s trademark screaming. Yeah, we could have...
News David Jaffe Committed To Twisted Metal for the Time Being
Staying on the saddle
Eat Sleep Play managed to rock the video game industry this week by announcing its transition to smart-phone development and the departure of co-founder David Jaffe. With Twisted Metal still a week away from sprinting onto store shelves, Game Informer caught up with the God of War creator to get an update on the outspoken...
News FuturLab's Velocity Teleports into the Limelight
Neutrino speed is too slow
We wished we could teleport. Seriously, just think of the advantages: easily escaping the dull English weather for a day in the sun; never having to wait on a dingy train platform again; avoiding attacks from an intergalactic fleet of fierce foragers... Wait a minute. While teleportation might not be a reality in...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Mark's Picks
Et tu, Ezio?
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, Mark Reece from our European review team tackles murder in Rome and the streets of City 17. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood: Love it or loathe them, the Assassin’s Creed games...
News Gold Pass Beefs Up Ridge Racer Vita's Day-One Offering
Palette cleanser
From what we’ve played of Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Vita, it’s a solid entry into the franchise. But the game’s slender content offering has (rightfully) prompted some fierce vitriol from fans of the drift-heavy series. With just three tracks and a handful of cars on offer out of the box, the game’s a tough proposition...
News New Vita Cross Play Video is Showing Off
An alternative to Wii U?
The upcoming launch of PS Vita is starting to generate a fair bit of buzz, with the new handheld's substantial feature-set coming into focus. To take advantage of this, Sony is currently releasing regular 'Inside PS Vita' videos to show-off the functionality of the device and its potential. One of the latest videos shows off...
News Anticipated Skyrim PS3 Patch Due Today
Stutter no more
The PlayStation 3 version of Bethesda’s brilliant-but-broken fantasy role-playing title, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, might finally transform into a functioning product later today. The developer’s confirmed that the game’s long awaited v1.4 patch – which promises to fix a host of bugs in addition to the game’s well...
News DiRT 3 Complete Edition Gets Filthy on PS3
Muddy good value
Get ready to don your helmet and clean those mud-flaps, as Codemasters has announced the DiRT 3: Complete Edition is heading to PlayStation 3. The expanded re-release of last year’s off-road favourite bundles £20 worth of bonus content on top of the already bulging main campaign. Expect to take your specced out Ford Fiesta to...
News PlayStation Store Now Open For Business on US PS Vitas
What are yer buyin’?
If you’re lucky enough to be in possession of a PlayStation Vita already, and you're in the US, then you might want to take a look at the system’s on-board PlayStation Store. The digital storefront has opened for business overnight, offering five full PS Vita titles and a firstful of other content. The goods mimic those...
News Wheels of Destruction Wreaks Havoc on the PlayStation Store
Killer wheels
You wait ten years for a new car combat title and then three come along at once. Joining Twisted Metal and Smash ‘N’ Survive is Gelid Games’ Wheels of Destruction: World Tour, an “arcade-style car combat shooter set in a post-apocalyptic Earth”. Gelid promises vehicular carnage across five of the “most dangerous” European...
News Uncharted 3 Up for BAFTA Game of 2011
Test of Drake's fortune
One of the best PS3 games of last year — heck, of any year — is up for this year's BAFTA GAME Award. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has been nominated in the only category determined by public votes, which means you have a real chance to shape its outcome. You can head over and vote for Uncharted 3 — or, you know, any...
Wednesday8th Feb 2012
Review Enslaved: Odyssey To The West (PlayStation 3)
Monkey magic
Loosely based on the traditional Chinese novel Journey To The West, Enslaved dictates the tale of Trip and Monkey as they traverse a dangerous post-apocalyptic world. Set some 150 years after the Earth's collapse, human life has all but been eradicated. The overgrown, dilapidated skyline of New York city greets the couple's arrival in...
Review 3D Dot Game Heroes (PlayStation 3)
A wink to the past
As the age-old tale of a youngster who defeated the evil Dark King Onyx slips into legend, tourist numbers begin to drop in the quaint land of the Dotnia Kingdom. The economy needs a boost, and the King of the land has an idea that'll bring people flocking to the once bustling greens of Dotnia. The once sprite-based landscape will...
News Killzone 1 for PS3 "Indefinitely Delayed"
Guerilla's in the mist
The planned re-release of the original Killzone has been put on hold indefinitely, according to a tweet from the official Killzone account. The message simply says: With regards to KZ1 for PS3, not sure what happened but I've been informed that it's been delayed indefinitely. The game was originally supposed to be released in...
News PS Vita's Free Augmented Reality Games Make a Splash
Dive in
Sony's uploaded a brand new video showing off two more of the PlayStation Vita’s augmented reality games. Both titles – alongside the previously demonstrated Table Football – will be available for free alongside the new handheld, and utilise the system’s various bundled marker cards. The two games on show are Fireworks and Cliff...
Rumour God of War IV Announcement On the Way
By Zeus's beard!
Hold onto your chains of Olympus: we could be nearing a God of War IV announcement. A since-deleted tweet from retailer Future Shop (via VG247 — the same store that broke the LittleBigPlanet driving game story — certainly hints at more GoW action on the way. When asked if God of War IV would be announced "as a final...
News Vodafone's PS Vita Bundle Includes 4GB Stick and WipEout 2048
Not a bad deal
If you’re looking for a good PlayStation Vita bundle here in Europe and, for whatever reason, you don’t want to shop at Amazon: telecommunications giant Vodafone just might have your back. The mobile company’s uploaded its ordering page for Sony’s slick new handheld, and is offering a free 4GB memory card and copy of WipEout...
First Impressions Twisted Metal
Carnage
Twisted Metal is an important brand for PlayStation veterans. Many will have fond memories of weekends spent with turbo-charged cars and homing missiles, settling disputes between friends and family. It’s a franchise that, like WipEout and Gran Turismo, is an important part of PlayStation’s iconography. And if a short hands-on with Eat...
News Purchase PS Vita Titles from the US PlayStation Store
Patience
Here’s a juicy little tid-bit for those of you that can’t wait until 22nd February (or 15th February if you’re a First Edition Bundle pre-order holder): a bunch of PlayStation Vita titles can now be purchased from the North American PlayStation Store. You’ll need to search for the titles to find them, but it’s not like they’re...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Joe's Picks
East meets West
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, Joe Walker from our US review team tackles quirky blocks and irrepressible spirits. 3D Dot Game Heroes: 3D Dot Game Heroes is an “homage” to the original
News Activision Announces Battleship Movie Tie-in
You sunk my Battleship
It’s news to us, but apparently Milton Bradley’s classic guessing game, Battleship, is to be transformed into a blockbuster movie. Weird, right? Unsurprisingly, Activision has a video game tie-in planned. Silent Hill: Homecoming developer, Double Helix, has been dumped on development duties, and is promising to combine...
News Sony: No UMD-to-Vita Transfer for North America
Denied
The UMD Passport programme for Japan will not make it across to North America, according to Kotaku. In Japan, PSP owners were granted cheaper downloads of digital versions of their UMDs for the purposes of transferring to Vita. It seems users in North America won't get the same deal, but we're waiting to hear more from Sony on the matter...
News SEGA Attacks with Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Trailer
Evading throw escape!
We're just a little bit excited about Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, due to land on PSN this summer. The latest entry in what some would call the greatest fighting game series ever, VF5FS introduces new character Jean Kujo and brings back sumo champion Taka-Arashi, not seen on a home console since Dreamcast's Virtua Fighter 3...
News PlayStation 3 Firmware Updated to Version 4.10
Set some time aside
Sony’s released a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3. Version 4.10 – which is available to download now – includes a new terms of service to reflect the PlayStation Network’s absorption into the Sony Entertainment Network. In more exciting news, the update also brings improvements to the system’s web browser,...
Store Update 7th February 2012 (North America)
Impostors!
PlayStation Plus members get a bumper load this week, with freebies aplenty. Let's dive in and see what's available this week. PlayStation Plus: PSN Games: The Simpsons Arcade Gameminis: Hungry Giraffe; Gold MedalistPS one Classics: Final Fantasy VEarly Access Demo:
Store Update 8th February 2012 (Europe)
The Simpsons...
It's 1pm on Wednesday which means it's time to see what's up for addition to the PlayStation Store this week. Full Games (PS3): The Simpsons Arcade Game (£9.99/€7.99) Free for PS Plus members (21MB) Malicious (£6.49/€7.99) PS Plus members receive 20% discount (File Size: 525MB) Mortal Kombat (£29.99/€39.99) (9.2GB) —
News Yakuza: Dead Souls Limps onto the PS3 on 16th March
Hellish hostesses
SEGA’s Yakuza franchise is consistently brilliant. The zany open-world series is well recognised for its mix of serious and silly, and Yakuza: Dead Souls – the Western name for Yakuza: Of the End – promises to take things to the next level. Having spent several hours with the import release we can confirm that Dead Souls...
News LittleBigPlanet Karting is Real After All
Box car racer
When rumours hit about a potential LittleBigPlanet Karting game overnight, we didn’t know what to think. We assumed United Front Games’ ModNation Racers had already covered Sony’s desire for a creation themed racer on the PlayStation 3, and, as such, weren’t expecting a second lap set in Sackboy’s make-do world. But that’s...
News Malicious Brings Some Style to the PlayStation Network Today
Pretty colours
The very best treats are the ones that come unexpected, and Sony’s announcement that anticipated Japanese action game, Malicious, is headed to the European PlayStation Store today is certainly one of those occasions. Having launched on the Japanese PlayStation Store way back in 2010 to much acclaim, PlayStation fans have been...
News Square Enix Officially Unveils Sleeping Dogs
No sign of Kane & Lynch
Following reports that spilled out of Destination PlayStation last night, Square Enix has lifted the lid on Sleeping Dogs – the project formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong. Those of you with strong memories will recall Activision publicly cancelling the United Front Games developed open-world adventure last year, only...
News New Uncharted 3 DLC Puts You in the Shoes of the Villains
Unleash your dark side
Following the release of Uncharted 3’s latest title update yesterday, Naughty Dog’s revealed the game’s next batch of DLC. In addition to a bunch of new skins, the developer’s also announced the Fort co-op adventure pack, which marks the first time in the series that you’ll be able to play as the game’s villains...
Tuesday7th Feb 2012
Review Red Dead Redemption (PlayStation 3)
Cowboys are back in town
Red Dead Redemption is Grand Theft Auto in the Wild West. We told ourselves over and over that opening the review in this way was a cop-out, but it's undeniable - Red Dead Redemption is Grand Theft Auto in the Wild-West. In many ways, however, it's also much more. Red Dead Redemption marries the detail of Grand Theft Auto IV...
Review L.A. Noire (PlayStation 3)
Case closed
L.A. Noire is our favourite type of game, but it won't appeal to everybody. Those looking promisingly at the Rockstar logo on the game's cover should know that this is not a Grand Theft Auto-esque affair. While it supports the open world structure and narrative driven campaign of Rockstar's traditional adventures, this is a much more...
News Skylanders Giants Features Giant Skylanders
Pure and simple
After the enormous success of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure last year, it's no surprise Activision is preparing more outings. The publisher just revealed Skylanders Giants today, and while it's compatible with all the toys from its predecessor it has a few tricks up its sleeve. For starters, the toys aren't just giant in name only:...
News Metal Gear Solid HD on PS Vita Uses Rear Touch Controls
Throat slitting
Hideo Kojima knows how to whip up frenzy. Only yesterday did the Metal Gear boss send fans crazy by Tweeting an image of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection running on a PlayStation Vita. Presumably hoping to stay in the headlines, the passionate producer has followed up with some more juicy details about the game. Speaking of the...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Nathan's Picks
Electrifying knights
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, Nathan Michalik from our US review team tackles Cole McGrath and a two-for-one RPG epic. inFAMOUS: inFAMOUS was one of the first PS3 games to flex this generation’s...
News Twisted Metal Tears Up Europe on 7th March
Disruptive delay
As we reported last week, Eat Sleep Play’s upcoming Twisted Metal reboot has been delayed in Europe in order to allow time for some minor localisation and content edits. Outspoken director, David Jaffe, has now confirmed that the game will speed onto European store shelves on 7th March. While the delay’s not huge, it is...
News Rockstar San Diego is Staffing Up For New Open-World Game
Yeehaw?
Few would argue if we said that Red Dead Redemption was one of the best games on the PlayStation 3. No doubt there’d be a couple of contrarians complaining about the game’s shoddy middle-third, but aside from a few fleeting flaws the title is a showpiece for open-world game design. So it goes without saying that we’re excited to learn...
Rumour LittleBigPlanet Driving Back to PlayStation 3
What about ModNation?
Word is revving up that LittleBigPlanet is making a return trip to PlayStation 3 in a form most unexpected — as a cart racer. The news slipped out of North American retailer meeting Destination PlayStation courtesy of Future Shop's Twitter account. LittleBigPlanet Cart Racing, as we'll call it for now, is said to feature 3D...
News Dust 514 Includes Mouse and Keyboard Support
WASD
Seeing as CCP Games’ upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive, Dust 514, is closely associated with PC MMO, Eve Online, it makes sense for the game to take advantage of one of the PS3’s most under-utilised features: mouse and keyboard support. It’s great news for elitists that claim first-person shooters are unplayable with a controller, although...
News PSM3 Magazine Teases Mysterious Shooter Sequel
Lock and load
British PlayStation magazine, PSM3, is teasing the imminent announcement of a mysterious shooter sequel in its latest issue. The single page preview features an image of two bullets facing down and includes the text, “An exclusive look at one of 2012’s hottest shooters”. What could the game be? Our guess is the follow-up to...
News David Jaffe to Exit Twisted Metal Developer Eat Sleep Play
End of an era
It’s the worst time for Twisted Metal developer Eat Sleep Play to be rocking the boat. Excitement for the developer’s latest project has finally hit critical mass on the back of last week’s demo – which is some feat given that the title's been bubbling under the radar since its announcement way back at E3. But rock the boat is...
News thatgamecompany's Journey is Complete
Not your average hike
Excuse us while we go and do some celebratory hand-stands in our back-garden: thatgamecompany has announced that it has completed development on the hotly anticipated Journey. The flOw and flower developer hinted at the game’s completion on Twitter, before being pushed by Shacknews for more
News New Medal of Honor Comes Out Guns Blazing Next Month
Tier one
Remember that magazine teaser we posted yesterday? Yeah, it’s hinting at EA’s next Medal of Honor game. How do we know? Because Kotaku’s just received an invite to an exclusive Medal of Honor press event scheduled to take place in the US on 6th March. Incidentally, that’s the same day that the aforementioned magazine's latest issue...
News Minecraft Creator Makes Psychonauts 2 Offer
Through Twitter, of course
Earlier today, Double Fine Studios founder Tim Schafer told Digital Spy that he'd tried and failed, on multiple occasions, to find a publisher willing to support a sequel to Psychonauts. Released on PlayStation 2 back in 2005 to critical acclaim, the developer acknowledged that there was plenty of appetite for a follow-up...
News Latest Battlefield 3 Patch Solves Communication Woes
Now everyone can hear you scream
Being a tactical game, communication is a pretty important component of Battlefield 3. Unsurprisingly, players were pretty miffed when the game shipped with shoddy voice chat quality, making communication between teams pretty much impossible. But, as promised, DICE has finally solved the issue – updating the game...
News Starhawk Pre-orders Upgraded to Limited Edition
Get more for your money
If you’ve already placed a pre-order for Lightbox Interactive’s smart third-person shooter, Starhawk, then you’re in luck. Well, if you’re based in North America anyway. Sony’s announced that all existing (and future) pre-orders for the shooter-cross-strategy multiplayer title placed at GameStop will be...
Monday6th Feb 2012
Review Catherine (PlayStation 3)
Heartbreaker
Catherine is a unique proposition that frustrates partially because of its potential. Cumbersome gameplay design, a hokey save system and a rotten narrative twist detract from the intelligent storyline that's at the centre of its premise. The game's originality makes it worthwhile, but expect it to try your patience. With the budgets of...
Review ModNation Racers (PlayStation 3)
Drive, create, share
ModNation Racers takes everything that is good about Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise and rids itself of the bad. It then put the remains into a bowl and mixes in one-third LittleBigPlanet and two-thirds fun. This is a kart racer done the Play, Create, Share way, a genre Sony's single-handedly brought to the forefront of the...
Review ModNation Racers (PlayStation Portable)
On-the-go karts
ModNation Racers PSP comes so close to its PlayStation 3 counterpart that it's impossible not to compare the two titles. Sadly, that's detrimental to ModNation Racers PSP because, for everything the game gets right, the drifting component feels 'off'. However, if you're able to overcome the issue you'll find a super deep kart-racer...
News Celebrate Valentine's Day the Right Way with Gal Gun
Forever alone
If you’ve not got much planned this Valentine’s Day, then perhaps you might be tempted to check out Inti Creates’ bonkers PlayStation Move powered pheromone shooter, Gal Gun. The developer’s cheekily scheduled a demo for the perve-em-up to coincide with the most romantic day of the year, and assuming you’ve got a Japanese...
News The Last of Us to Boast Online Component
Plus first plot details
Naughty Dog’s upcoming survival horror title, The Last Of Us, won’t be an entirely solitary affair. Chatting in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine, the developer has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 exclusive will sport some form of online interaction – though the developer was coy about specific details...
News Naughty Dog Considered New Jak & Daxter
On hiatus
Before Naughty Dog settled on its upcoming survival horror PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us, the Uncharted developer strongly considered working on a new entry in the acclaimed Jak & Daxter series. Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells explained: We’d all talked about it in interviews with fans asking, ‘Where’s the next Jak...
News Final Fantasy X is a Remaster Not a Remake
Clarification
Despite conflicting reports to the contrary, Square Enix’s upcoming PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita based Final Fantasy X update is not going to be a full remake. Producer Shinji Hashimoto clarified the situation in an interview at the Taipai Game Show: It’s being developed like a remaster, but the visuals will be much more...
Feature Must-Have PlayStation 3 Games - Mike's Picks
Flowers with portals
To introduce you to the team we've put together here at Push Square, we asked each team member for two PS3 games they considered absolutely essential. Here, assistant editor Mike Mason tackles interdimensional portals and an indescribable PSN classic. Portal 2: Portal 2 takes the innovative puzzle mechanic from the first...
News PlayStation Network Accounts Renamed Tomorrow
Moment of SEN
Kiss goodbye to your friendly neighbourhood PlayStation Network account: it's getting a name change tomorrow. A firmware update will see your PSN account renamed to a Sony Entertainment Network account, but to all intents and purposes nothing is changing, as Sony explained in an email: On February 8, 2012, “PlayStation®Network...
News PlayStation Vita Gets Map App This Week in Japan
Never get lost again
Sony’s announced that the PlayStation Vita will get its first major firmware update (version 1.6) this week in Japan. Available on Wednesday, the free download will bring with it a selection of nifty new features. The first of those is the Map application, which adds satellite navigation to the handheld. You’ll be able to...
News Kojima Tweets Sneaky Pic of MGS HD Collection on Vita
Coming along nicely
Now that Metal gear Solid HD Collection has finally reached Europe it's time to start getting excited about the upcoming Vita version, with series mastermind Hideo Kojima recently tweeting a photo of the game up and running on Sony's new portable. The photo only shows a pair of logos so isn't much to get excited about, but the...
Feature The Push Square Launch Party
Rockin' in the free world
To celebrate the triumphant relaunch of Push Square last week, our team got together in Nottingham's swanky Broadway Cinema lounge to play lots of games and share a few well-earned beers. Our UK team whiled away the night revisiting classic games. Virtua Tennis and Power Stone 2 on Dreamcast got a lot of love, with...
News Sony Developers Talk Up PS Vita’s Social Features
So Near, so far
To say the PlayStation Vita is equipped with a wealth of social connectivity functions is an understatement; the device easily outstrips what’s possible on the PlayStation 3 and beyond. It’s in unprecedented territory for a handheld device. This latest episode of Inside PS Vita sheds some more light on each of the device's...
News Final Fantasy XIII-2 Hits Top of UK Charts
Snake sits in second
Square Enix's latest RPG epic has shot to the top of the UK all-formats charts. Final Fantasy XIII-2 grabbed the number one slot in its first week on sale, nudging Metal Gear Solid HD Collection into second place. The other big release of last week, Namco Bandai's SoulCalibur V, lived up to its title by landing in fifth. The...
News Dad Takes on 24-hour Singstar Challenge for Charity
Singing to thank children's hospital
A father is planning a rather challenging 24-hour marathon of SingStar in order to raise money for London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. Julian Hill will be performing as a thanks to the charity, who performed life-saving open-heart surgery to save his one-year old daughter, Amelia. It will take place in...
News SSX Introduces Global Events and GeoTags
Social snowboarding
If you’re in the UK, we suspect the last thing you want to hear about is snow. But put those memories spent lingering on icy train stations to the back of your mind, because SSX demands your attention. In a brand new trailer, creative director Todd Batty has introduced a couple of the title’s online modes. First up is Global...
