E3 2013 Daylight Will Use the PS4 Camera to Record Your Reactions
Are you afraid of the dark?
News PES 2014 Skips PS4, Focuses Its Attention on PS3
Vita version also off the team sheet
News - 2013, Week 23
Sunday9th Jun 2013
E3 2013 Daylight Will Use the PS4 Camera to Record Your Reactions
Are you afraid of the dark?
Zombie Studios’ procedurally generated psychological thriller Daylight will take full advantage of the enhanced PlayStation Eye on the PlayStation 4, using the peripheral to capture your reactions as the title toys with your emotions. You’ll be able to store these snaps as a souvenir, or bravely share them with your...
E3 2013 There Could Be a PS4 Inside One of These Boxes
Patience is a virtue
While the various video game banners that appear around Los Angeles every year offer a timely reminder that E3 is right around the corner, it’s the giant wooden crates dressed with company logos that really highlight the event’s imminent opening. These shots snapped by Gamekyo offer your first glimpse at the PlayStation...
E3 2013 You Should Probably Anticipate a LittleBigPlanet 3 Announcement
News is out of the sack
It looks like Sackboy simply couldn’t wait for the razzmatazz of E3 before opening his 'Popit' and smacking a great stonking LittleBigPlanet 3 sticker on an unfortunate employee’s resume. The online portfolio of James Kearlsey from animation firm JK Studios has accidentally outed the next entry in Media Molecule’s...
Feature The Highs and Lows of PlayStation 3 at E3
Third time lucky
With the PlayStation 4 set to dominate the industry's attention over the coming week, we thought that this would be a perfect opportunity to look back on some of the highest highs and cringe-inducing lows from the PlayStation 3's time at E3. We’ve been astounded by gameplay demonstrations, shocked by surprise announcements, and...
E3 2013 Here's Your First Look at Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS4
Doggy paddle
Looks like Microsoft doesn’t have time to squeeze Call of Duty: Ghosts into its press conference this year, as Activision has deployed some brand new footage from the upcoming sequel's campaign. The first snippet – running on next generation hardware – shows a couple of scuba diving soldiers navigating an underwater corridor...
News Laughing Jackal Reanimates OMG HD Zombies Later This Month
Paint the town red
All of that grey, white, and red may not make OMG HD Zombies the prettiest title that you’re likely to play on the PlayStation Vita – but it certainly doesn’t stop it from being an apocalyptic treat. The PlayStation Minis version of Laughing Jackal’s decaying arcade endeavour was easily one of the most addictive titles...
Saturday8th Jun 2013
Talking Point Will You Still Buy the PS4 If It Treats Game Ownership Like the Xbox One?
Going through changes
For a company that’s made copious communication blunders over the course of the current generation, Sony’s handled the subject of used games in an unexpectedly cunning manner – primarily by shutting its mouth. While its closest competitor Microsoft has been hung, drawn, and quartered since the Xbox One’s unveiling, the...
News Kaz Hirai Is Actually Quite Fond of Being an Internet Meme
Considers it a representation of Sony's global visibility
Pack it up, E3 is cancelled – this is the hottest news that we’re likely to post all week. Speaking in an interview with SGNL, former PlayStation boss and current Sony overlord Kaz Hirai has admitted that he actually enjoys being an Internet meme, as he finds that the work that people put...
Talking Point What Are Your Hopes and Fears for the PS4, PS3, and Vita at E3 2013?
Nervous expectations
We’re on the home straight. The world’s gaming media is descending on Los Angeles as we type, a city that’s slowly being transformed into a haven for interactive entertainment. Posters are being erected, laptops are being charged, and publishers are transporting secretive packages containing builds of unannounced games...
E3 2013 PlayStation Employee 'Blown Away By Something Being Shown Next Week'
Choo choo
The coming days will play host to a number of big PlayStation announcements and demonstrations – and it looks like former EGM editor Shane Bettenhausen has already been privy to one. The likeable employee – who joined Sony Computer Entertainment America in 2011 – Tweeted overnight: “It takes a lot to impress me, and I was just...
E3 2013 Free-to-Play Tekken Revolution Punching onto PS3
King of downloads
If the flurry of free-to-play titles recently revealed for the PlayStation 4 haven’t already encouraged you to put away your wallet, then perhaps Tekken Revolution will push you over the edge. A trailer for the PlayStation 3 exclusive was inconspicuously included as part of a GameSpot feature published earlier today, confirming...
News Another Analyst Reckons the PS4 Will Retail for Less Than $400
Cheap as chips
Michael Pachter isn’t the only industry analyst that believes that Sony has learned from the PlayStation 3’s disastrous price tag. In a note deployed to investors earlier today, Sterne Agee employee Arvind Bhatia said that the company will not repeat the same mistakes, and will subsequently launch the PlayStation 4 at a much more...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Seven
Breakfast at midnight
While next week promises to offer a glimpse of the future of gaming, let’s not forget about the present. The release calendar may be starting to slow down for the summer, but that just means that this is the perfect opportunity to work through your backlog. As always, we’ve gathered together a handful of Push Square staff...
E3 2013 Yes, DriveClub Will Be Playable on PS4 in Sony's Booth
Pedal to the metal
In an announcement about as predictable as a rainy weather forecast in Coventry, DriveClub developer Evolution Studios has confirmed that the impending PlayStation 4 racer will be playable at E3 next week. It’s not especially shocking news, but it does confirm that the next generation console will be occupying a spot in Sony’s...
Friday7th Jun 2013
E3 2013 Sony Sends a Message with Slick PlayStation Developer T-Shirts
No hurdles, just games
Sony’s really eager to establish the PlayStation brand as a developer-friendly environment. The company has spent the past year or so recruiting smaller studios to its platforms, and it’s made an even stronger push in that space over the past six months. In order to underline its close relationship with indie outfits, the...
Feature 15 Things You Should Expect During Sony's E3 2013 Press Conference
The likeliest PS4, PS3, and Vita announcements
The countdown may still be ticking, but E3 2013 has already more or less arrived. How do we know? Well, because we have a checklist of tasks to complete, an inbox absolutely overflowing with press releases, and a splitting headache. But the pounding in our skull is only partially fuelled by stress –...
E3 2013 Dead Island Developer Dashes onto PS4, PS3 with Dying Light
Zombies, run
Dead Island creator Techland is lacing up with a brand new PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 parkour adventure. Announced earlier today alongside the CG trailer embedded below, Dying Light is a first-person title set in an infected world. However, in this post-pandemic outing, there appears to be a high-speed twist. While the Polish...
News Check Out These Awesome Applications of the PS4 Controller
Very enlightening
We’re still very much in the honeymoon period following the announcement of the PlayStation 4. That means that even the dullest of videos have an added gloss, simply because it’s so exciting to see the applications of a new piece of hardware. Take this Tiny Brains demonstration, which showcases some uses of the DualShock 4. In...
News PlayStation Plus Reloads with Uncharted 3, XCOM, and LBP Karting
Tasty treats
Incredibly, it’s almost been a year since Sony introduced PlayStation Plus’ excellent Instant Game Collection initiative. As such, the platform holder is set to refresh the evergreen titles that have occupied the service for the past year with some brand new software. Starting next week (Tuesday in North America and Wednesday in...
E3 2013 Zombie Studios' Daylight Deploys on the PlayStation 4
Here comes the sun
When it rains, it pours. Clearly not content with the wealth of PlayStation 4 announcements over the past couple of days, Zombie Studios has added yet another release to the platform’s bulging lineup. This time it’s supernatural thriller Daylight that has been confirmed for the console, according to the folks over at The Sixth...
News Super Motherload Digging onto PS3 and PS4 Later This Year
Going underground
XGen Studios’ couch co-op digging simulator Super Motherload is set to burrow onto the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 later this year. The title takes place in an alternate Cold War setting, and is the sequel to a 2004 Flash game. It boasts full voice acting, procedurally generated levels, and more. “We’re excited about the...
E3 2013 Warframe Trailer Communicates in a Foreign Tongue
Ninja raiden
Following this week’s announcement, Digital Extremes has deployed the first cinematic trailer for its upcoming PlayStation 4 launch title, Warframe. The free-to-play third-person shooter sees you assume the role of a futuristic ninja, who has access to a variety of firearms and melee weapons. The title will run in 1080p on Sony’s...
News Killzone: Mercenary Plots Warzone's Welcome Return
Eliminate the enemy
Warzone is such a good multiplayer mode that we’re surprised that it hasn’t been copied by more developers. For those unfamiliar with the Killzone competitive staple, it’s a team-based affair that includes dynamic objectives. So, one minute you might be playing Team Deathmatch, and the next minute Search and Destroy. The...
Thursday6th Jun 2013
Feature Three Reasons Why You Simply Must Play The Last of Us
Plant strife
We may need to replace the office carpet at some point. The Last of Us, the latest opus from Uncharted developer Naughty Dog, prompted this particular author to pace up and down more times than the average game. It wasn’t that we struggled with our opinion on the title – we loved it from the jaw dropping opening to the energy...
Review The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character (PlayStation Vita)
"I'm spinning around, get out of my way"
The latest title to make the jump from PlayStation Minis to budget PlayStation Vita release, The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character has a lot to live up to given its unusual and quirky name – but it doesn’t quite pull it off. In a hellish alternate universe where sea life has claimed the land,...
E3 2013 Wolfenstein: The New Order Trailer Drops Some Big Bombs
Afraid of the future
Wolfenstein: The New Order may essentially boil down to another first-person shooter with mechs, but at least developer Machine Games has gone out of its way to include some harrowing imagery in this E3 trailer. We’re not talking about the Nazi branded bombs or even the moon landing – but that terrifying alternate version of...
News Here's How Sucker Punch Is Putting Troy Baker inside inFAMOUS: Second Son
Smoke and mirrors
Troy Baker is quickly becoming as ubiquitous as Nolan North. Not only has the actor already starred in The Last of Us and BioShock: Infinite this year, but he’s also set to adopt the role of the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins and Delsin Rowe in inFAMOUS: Second Son. This brand new behind-the-scenes video deployed by Sucker Punch
News Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F Pulling Shapes on PS3 This August
Tell your world
Creepy cult Japanese rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F is set to prance onto the PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe in August, publisher SEGA has announced. You may remember the organisation running an online petition regarding the title earlier in the year – it turns out that it was pretty successful. “Your voices...
E3 2013 Blacklight: Retribution Reloads with PS4 Trailer
Scream and shout
If this Blacklight: Retribution trailer taught us anything, it’s that you have to scream while firing a machine gun to look tough. The Zombie Studios developed free-to-play first-person shooter is due out later this year on the PlayStation 4, and is the first next generation title to be backed by Sony’s popular Pub Fund...
E3 2013 Kiefer Sutherland Will Voice Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5
Hayter to say it
As expected, Kiefer Sutherland will assume the role of Naked Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Konami confirmed the news in its pre-recorded E3 extravaganza just moments ago, which is already kicking up some killer GIF images on NeoGAF. Is there nothing that those guys can’t tu
News Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall Skips PlayStation Platforms
For the time being, anyway
Microsoft’s unprecedented partnership with EA Games has kicked up its first exclusive: Titanfall. A leaked issue of Game Informer magazine has revealed the Respawn Entertainment developed title for the Xbox O
E3 2013 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Feasts on Flesh
Features open world component
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 developer MercurySteam’s clearly been spending too much time with Hideo Kojima. This brand new video – revealed during Konami’s pre-recorded E3 press conference moments ago – is less a trailer and more an epic. The six minute showcase features a bit of everything: monologues,...
News EA Sports Shoots and Scores with First FIFA 14 Footage
Back of the net
EA Sports has predictably whipped in a timely slice of footage from the upcoming FIFA 14. The game – which is due out on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 later this year – features a handful of improvements over its predecessor, including ‘Precision Movement’, which means that you can no longer pirouette on the spot like...
E3 2013 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Celebrates Valentine's Day
Square Enix locks in latest adventure
Losers in love will be able to wipe away their tears with a copy of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII next year, as Square Enix has confirmed that the sequel will launch on 14th February in Europe. The game’s due out on the slightly less romantic release date of 11th February in North America – but you...
News Evolution Studios Deploys New DriveClub Footage Ahead of E3
Behind the wheel
While it’s definitely been interesting getting different developers’ perspectives on the PlayStation 4, the ‘Conversations with Creators’ series that Sony’s been running on the PlayStation Blog has failed to offer much meaningful footage. With E3 right around the corner, though, Evolution Studios has rectified that...
Store Update 5th June 2013 (Europe)
Crab salad
This week’s European PlayStation Store update may not be bulging at the seams, but we can forgive its brevity due to its inclusion of Coconut Dodge Revitalised. The full PlayStation Vita overhaul is available for free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and should be an instant download. Honestly, the only way that you can have more fun...
Wednesday5th Jun 2013
Review The Last of Us (PlayStation 3)
Fungal jungle
The Last of Us portrays a harrowing vision of the future that's frighteningly believable. Californian developer Naughty Dog has gone out of its way to breathe personality into every derelict room, corridor, and courtyard, eschewing the copy and paste formula of its counterparts, and delivering an experience that feels distressingly...
News PES 2014 Skips PS4, Focuses Its Attention on PS3
Vita version also off the team sheet
Despite switching to Kojima Productions’ proprietary FOX Engine technology, PES 2014 will not sprint onto the PlayStation 4. The title – which was teased earlier in the week – will instead focus its full attention on the PlayStation 3. Asked why Konami is skipping Sony’s latest system, the series’...
News Look, Even Microsoft Is Excited for Killzone: Shadow Fall
Company mistakenly posts PS4 exclusive on its Facebook page
Everyone makes mistakes, but this blunder is a right old corker. Promoting the Xbox One ahead of E3, an unfortunate Microsoft employee has posted an image of four “top games” to the official Facebook page of Windows Netherlands. That’s all fine and dandy – except the second title...
E3 2013 PlayStation Home Offers Early Access to Killzone: Mercenary's Beta
Tons of other cool goodies up for grabs
Not everyone’s lucky enough to attend E3 in Los Angeles – but PlayStation Home annually offers the next best thing. Sure, the real convention may not be filled with shirtless avatars performing the running man in front of favourably proportioned polygonal ladies, but you’re going to want to visit this...
News Basement Crawl Looks Like the Weirdest PS4 Launch Title Yet
Quit clowning around
Bloober Team, the Polish developer behind the outrageously unforgiving PlayStation Vita launch title A-Men, is cooking up another day one release for a second Sony platform – this time the weird and wonderful Basement Crawl for the PlayStation 4. Despite announcing the title earlier today – alongside a target launch time...
E3 2013 This Trailer Should Get You Hyped for Sony's Press Conference
Bring on the montages
We’d prefer it if you whispered it, but E3 is right around the corner. And this isn’t just your average annual showcase with a handful of game demos and the odd surprise – this is the big one. Not only are we set to get our first glimpse at the PlayStation 4 – you know, the box that you’ll be hiding underneath your...
News Free-to-Play Shooter Warframe Slides onto PS4 at Launch
Terrible name, decent game
It seems that nothing is able to stop the growth of the PlayStation 4’s launch lineup at this point. Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Basement Crawl announcement from Bloober Team, legendary Unreal developer Digital Extremes has confirmed that it’s bringing its acrobatic third-perso
News Sony Online Entertainment Deploys PlanetSide 2 on PS4 This Year
DC Universe Online also joining the party
We’re just days away from E3 at the time of typing, and the PlayStation 4 announcements are really starting to pick up the pace as a result. Hot on the heels of Basement Crawl and Warframe, Sony Online Entertainment has added two more titles to the system’s catalogue: PlanetSide 2 and DC Universe Online...
News The Last of Us Review Scores Venture into Uncharted Territory
Ellie of a ride
We’ve played The Last of Us, and it’s absolutely incredible. Keeping a lid on this game – which we’ve been in possession of for a while – has been difficult, but now we can finally spill our guts on what’s shaping up to be one of the strongest titles of the generation. If you haven’t already read our review – and you...
News Dragon's Dogma Braves the PlayStation Vita in New Freemium Quest
Beast wars
The announcement of Dragon’s Dogma Quest for the PlayStation Vita should be a reason to celebrate – but we recommend tempering your expectations a touch for the time being. The title – revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine – is described as a free-to-play online RPG. Oh, and it’s all in 2D, too. But it could still be...
News This Live Action Commercial for The Last of Us Is Worth Watching
Could you put your life on the line?
Sony’s pumped out some pretty poor commercials over the course of the PlayStation 3's lifespan, but we quite like the premise behind this live action advertisement for The Last of Us. Sure, the execution is a little bit cheesy, but we reckon that it conveys the themes of the title well. After all, survival in a...
Tuesday4th Jun 2013
Store Update 4th June 2013 (North America)
Don't forget
Capcom’s likeable action adventure Remember Me may be the biggest new addition to this week’s North American PlayStation Store update – but it’s by no means the only noteworthy arrival. Other debuts include Limbo on the PlayStation Vita, alongside a couple of free applications for the portable platform. Shall we get down to...
News Murdered: Soul Suspect Trailer Steps Beyond the Grave
Tales from the crypt
Those of you that are fond of ghouls and ghosts – not that kind – will want to hold onto your PlayStation 3 for another year yet, as Square Enix has revealed that spiritual detective title Murdered: Soul Suspect will spook the system in 2014. The game sees you assume the role of a phantom named Ronan O’Connor, who’s...
News Fieldrunners 2 Plots a Path onto PlayStation Vita
Jog on
Tower defence smash Fieldrunners 2 is set to march onto the PlayStation Vita this summer, developer Subatomic Studios has announced. The smartphone favourite originally launched on the various iOS platforms last year, before targeting Android devices in April. According to the developer, the sequel features over 25 new towers. “Since our...
News Deus Ex: The Fall Teaser Trailer Asks Whether You're Ready to Begin
Prepare yourself for tomorrow
Eidos Montreal has all but confirmed that we’ll get our first glimpse at Deus Ex: The Fall tomorrow. Following the discovery of a handful of a domain names earlier in the year, the developer has deployed a desperately brief teaser trailer, hinting at a 5th June announcement. The seven second video includes the...
News The Last of Us' Multiplayer Mode Looks a Lot Like This
Bite the bullet
If you’re still struggling to wrap your noodle around The Last of Us’ multiplayer mode – and you haven’t had a chance to read our extensive hands-on impressions yet – this trailer should get you up to speed. The online extra combines the survival aspects of the single player campaign with a SOCOM-esque deathmatch dynamic...
Monday3rd Jun 2013
First Impressions Is The Last of Us' Multiplayer Mode Worth Surviving?
Twelve weeks later
Those still lamenting the shock execution of Zipper Interactive last March will find a lot to like about The Last of Us’ closely guarded multiplayer mode. Unlike the single player campaign’s strictly personal tale, the competitive component sees you cultivating a stronghold of survivors, fighting against enemy factions to...
Review Remember Me (PlayStation 3)
Who are you again?
A game that has ironically slipped under the radar for many, Remember Me is something of a risk for Capcom, a brand new IP that borrows gameplay elements from numerous popular titles, and weaves them together within a futuristic world that’s perhaps not too far from our own reality. It’s a linear title that does things mostly...
News Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Adopts a Freemium Model on PS3
Getting jiggy with it
If you can’t afford to enter the fray with some of gaming’s most inappropriately attired fighters, Team Ninja has hatched a compelling method to allow you to step into the ring without spending a penny. According to popular Japanese publication Famitsu, a freemium iteration of the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be...
News Scorpion Latches onto Injustice: Gods Among Us as DLC
Get outta here
Popular Mortal Kombat protagonist Scorpion is set to sting comic book brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us. The character – who will be available as DLC for £3.99/$4.99 – has been designed by DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee. You can catch the challenger in action courtesy of the trailer embedded below. Are you still playing...
News Pachter Reckons That the PS4's Bill of Materials Is Around $275
Positive predictions
Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that the total bill of materials required to construct the PlayStation 4 will cost Sony around $275 – some $50 less than the components needed to build the Xbox One. The divisive Wedbush Securities employee revealed the tidbit in a note released to investors ahead of E3, justifying his...
News Deus Ex, Saints Row Front Huge North American PS Plus Refresh
Games galore
After slipping behind Europe in the Instant Game Collection stakes, Sony Computer Entertainment America has responded with a rip-roaring PlayStation Plus update for June. Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to download Deus Ex: Human Revolution for free. The classic sneak ‘em up will be joined by savings on Let’s Fish: Hooked On,...
News The Last Guardian Cranes its Neck onto Official E3 Website
Sony says that it's merely speculation
Surely this is the year that we’ll finally see The Last Guardian again. Regardless of whether it’s still a PlayStation 3 release, we don’t think that the platform holder can get away with another E3 without showing the title. Either it’s cancelled – and given creative director Fumito Ueda’s recent...
News Beyond: Two Souls Will Explore Your Spiritual Side on 11th October in UK
Turning the Page
Quantic Dream’s tantalising PlayStation 3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls will brave the snow on 11th October in the UK. Previously, the platform holder had been coy regarding the title’s European release date, but it’s now confirmed that it will follow the North American launch, which is
News UK Sales Charts: GRID 2 Takes Pole Position, Fuse Fizzles Out
Running backwards
Legendary Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games has suffered an intolerable introduction to the world of multiplatform games, with its uninspiring third-person shooter Fuse entering the UK sales charts at a dreadful 37th. Ted Price, the head of the Burbank-based studio, recently noted that the company is planning more...
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