News April PlayStation Plus Content Reveal Incoming This Week
Secret Ponchos not part of the schedule
Rumour April PlayStation Plus Content Lineup Includes Sly Cooper and PES 2014 in Europe
Mercenary Kings, Hotline Miami, and more
News - 2014, Week 13
Sunday30th Mar 2014
News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Powered Up with Patch 1.02
Papering over the cracks
Power up your PlayStation 4 and you’ll be prompted to download a new patch for exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son. However, despite weighing in at 333MB, the update isn’t anywhere near as meaty as its launch day counterpart, solving some localisation issues and helping out the game's post-release Paper Trail campaign a...
Saturday29th Mar 2014
Never felt better
This review has been a long time coming. Originally released on the Xbox 360 many moons ago, Fez is one of an increasingly large group of indie games that have managed to crack the collective consciousness. However, for all its critical acclaim, the retro inspired romp is only now making its way onto Sony systems. But was this...
Sunday30th Mar 2014
News This Killzone Movie Is Probably an Early April Fools' Day Prank
Hig budget
Out of all of Sony’s first-party franchises, Killzone is probably the least deserving of a big screen adaptation. There’s some immense fiction powering the property, but this is often substituted for one dimensional leads like Rico, who’d rather scream expletives than say anything of worth. As such, we’re pretty sure that...
News Spine-Tingling Survival Horror Alien: Isolation Will Scare You Silly on 7th October
Can you outlast that long?
Games based on the Aliens franchise have had a pretty bumpy history. While some have come close to matching the atmosphere of their source material, very few have truly done the series justice. Here at Push Square we've got our fingers firmly crossed that upcoming survival horror Alien: Isolation will do just that, and...
Push Rewind Fez, Rezzed, and a Mesmerising PlayStation Plus Lineup
Turn back the clock
Before you throw rotten eggs at us, we know that this month’s PlayStation Plus lineup hasn’t exactly “mesmerised” everyone – but finding words that sort of rhyme with Fez isn’t easy. Feel free to do better in the comments section. Assuming that your wordplay is stronger than our own, we have an excuse, as we’ve been...
Saturday29th Mar 2014
News You Can Access the Second Part of inFAMOUS: Second Son's Free DLC Right Now
Papers please
You may not know it, but recently released superhero sim inFAMOUS: Second Son has six weeks worth of free DLC incoming. While some might decry this as a calculated attempt at keeping the game's disc in your tray, they're probably also the sort of person who hates candy, puppies, rainbows and all other things universally regarded as...
Friday28th Mar 2014
News Sony Would Like to Publicly Thank You for the PS4's Success
Aw, shucks
Sony’s been riding high on a chorus of consumer goodwill for well over a year now, and it seems to have mastered the art of acting humble within that time. This brand new video is a perfect example of the company’s newfound fan friendly approach, in which it brazenly thanks the 6 million owners of its next-gen console for stumping up...
Saturday29th Mar 2014
Rumour Retailers Already Want to Sell You The Last of Us for PS4
Add to basket
The Last of Us was one of Sony’s most successful titles during the PlayStation 3 era, selling over 6 million copies in less than a year. Naturally, the platform holder’s betting big on its currently unconfirmed but almost certainly in production PlayStation 4 port, then – and one Spanish retailer is ready to take pre-orders for...
Review Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f (PlayStation Vita)
Square, square, swipe, swipe, meow
Most music games sell based on the popularity of the licensed songs in their roster and gimmicky plastic peripherals. But what about a title where the majority of the gaming marketplace may not even recognise the songs, let alone understand the lyrics? Enter Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f – a rather unique...
Friday28th Mar 2014
Review Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster (PlayStation Vita)
Love is eternal
After playing Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster, it's hard to believe that both games are now over ten years old. Back on the PlayStation 2, Final Fantasy X was something of a revolution not just for Square Enix's popular series, but for Japanese RPGs in general. It was filled with voice acting, paved a route for more linear gameplay...
News Minecraft Builds Itself a Gigantic Update on PS3
Still no date for PS4 edition, though
Digging its way onto the PlayStation 3 tomorrow, Minecraft's newest update adds in an utterly ridiculous amount of new content and fixes a whole load of block-based issues. Precious ores such as emerald and quartz can now be coaxed from the dirt, while a plethora of other items have been plopped into the game...
Review MXGP: The Official Motocross Game (PlayStation 3)
Rev bull
There’s something strangely appealing about the way in which Italian outfit Milestone constructs a single player campaign. The developer’s previous forays into the World Rally Championship and Moto GP have all lacked polish, but have had a certain je ne sais quoi in spite of their presentational shortcomings. MXGP: The Official...
News Grey Warden Alistair Will Be Returning in Dragon Age: Inquisition
Old faithful
While BioWare has only just lifted the lid on the stunning landscapes that our adventurers will be traversing in upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition, the seal, for the time being, is still firmly closed on much of the game's plot. However, whispers have slipped through the cracks of the 'net regarding recurring character Alistair's...
News Batman: Arkham City and Mercenary Kings Lead the Charge for PlayStation Plus in April
Europe scores Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
As predicted, crazy blast-'em-up Mercenary Kings will be blitzing its way onto the PlayStation 4 courtesy of April's PlayStation Plus update. Along with the bullet bonanza, you lucky North Americans can expect to be swooping around Gotham as the caped crusader in Batman: Arkham City on PS3, along with copies...
News First-Person RPG Mind Zero is Dungeon Crawling onto Vita in May
Kids these days
With the PS Vita's Japanese RPG library expanding at a steady pace, statistics and turn based battle fanatics will be glad to hear that first-person dungeon crawler Mind Zero will be delving into Sony's portable console on May 27th in North America. The release follows the story of Kei, a typical high school student who forms a...
Talking Point PlayStation's Big Employment Perception Issue
In and out
Sony’s Worldwide Studios got a lot lighter this month. There’s been more hiring and firing within the platform holder’s pool of first-party developers than an episode of The Apprentice of late, with departures seemingly occurring every day. The end of SCEA president Jack Tretton’s colossal tenure was sad enough news at the...
Weirdness JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Collector's Edition Will Set You Back Over £200
Bling for your buck
Some collector's editions claim to have limited availability only to end up on sale a few months down the line. This is one limited bit of kit that you won't be finding in your local bargain bin, though, as it's the only one in the entire UK. This so called exquisite edition of upcoming anime brawler JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All...
News The Twilight Saga Ends With Atelier Shari: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
Going out with a bang
It was only last week that the final title in the Atelier twilight trilogy was teased with an announcement trailer before Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation bared all this month. Posing together on the magazine's cover are Shari and Charlotte, the two main characters of the next game, Atelier Shari: Alchemists of the Dusk...
News Roguelike Card Game Hand of Fate Draws Up Its Hand on PS4 and Vita
Believe in the heart of the cards
Indie studio Defiant Development has recently announced on the PlayStation Blog that its fantasy card game Hand of Fate will be making its way onto the PlayStation 4 and Vita. Originally funded on Kickstarter, the title is described by its creator's as a "tabletop roguelike deck builder" that blends "tabletop card...
Thursday27th Mar 2014
Review TowerFall Ascension (PlayStation 4)
Who needs titans?
Remember the good old days of gathering your friends together on the couch for an intense multiplayer session? Indie outfit Matt Makes Games – a one-man development team comprised of Matt Thorson – has created a 2D action multiplayer title named TowerFall Ascension, where players practice the art of archery. This is actually an...
News Batman: Arkham Knight's New Character Is Stealing the Caped Crusader's Gig
A dark blight?
It seems that beloved superhero Batman has some competition. Developer Rocksteady has revealed that the 'Arkham Knight' in its upcoming stealth action title Batman: Arkham Knight is in fact not the caped crusader, but a completely original character called – you guessed it – Arkham Knight. The new man about town was created...
News Yes, The Last of Us Is Set to Stumble onto PS4 This Year
So says PlayStation executive, anyway
Stock up on Kleenex tissues, as The Last of Us is coming to the PlayStation 4. In news more predictable than a successful Katy Perry single, PlayStation Turkey's vice president Sercan Sulun supposedly confirmed the re-release during an interview on local television. We're going off NeoGAF translations here, so...
News Here's a Gigantic List of Every Game Coming to the PS4 in 2014
Everything was indie
Content drought complainers may want to cover their eyes before looking at the list below, as there’s a serious stack of software set to launch on the PlayStation 4 later this year. Perhaps in response to the complaints from some dark corners of the web, Sony has compiled this rundown of all of the titles set to release on its...
News Uncharted PS4's Director Justin Richmond Departs Naughty Dog
Could the last one please turn out the lights?
Whip out your Sony studio boss bingo sheet, as yet another high-profile developer has bit the dust. The latest in the long line of executives to exit the manufacturer is Justin Richmond, who was acting as Uncharted PS4’s game director. His departure follows in the footsteps of Amy Hennig, who worked...
News Delayed PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Making 'Spectacular Progress'
Game director has left, though
There have been more bumps in DriveClub’s road to release than a motocross track after a 20 lap race. Having been delayed mere weeks before the launch of the PlayStation 4, the title has been parked up in developer Evolution Studios’ garage for some time now, undergoing serious body work in secret. That hasn’t...
Wednesday26th Mar 2014
News Who Wants to Watch Sony's PS4 Virtual Reality Unveiling?
Raise a hand
Irrespective of the importance of Sony’s virtual reality unveiling last week, the platform holder opted not to provide a livestream of its Project Morpheus developer session. Instead, we were forced to muddle our way through text blogs, which wasn’t quite the same as seeing the ever jovial Shuhei Yoshida on stage for real...
Thursday27th Mar 2014
Weirdness Developer Marvelous AQL's New Logo Certainly Makes an Impact
For better or for worse
While many developers are worshiped by an army of dedicated fans, others are met with humble logo recognition while players hammer at the start button waiting for a main menu to appear. Marvelous AQL, the developer of niche titles such as New Little King's Story and co-developer of the grotesque Soul Sacrifice, may fall into...
News Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day Is Racing onto the PS3 Next Month
Assassin a-go-go
Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day, a collaboration between the wonderful minds of assassin-obsessed Suda 51 and Crispy's! Inc's Yohei Kataoka of Tokyo Jungle fame, is heading to the PlayStation 3 on 18th April in Europe. The bundle comprises of four animated short movies – including Academy Award nominee Possessions –...
News Celebrate God of War: Ascension's Anniversary with Free DLC
Champions rejoice
A year ago, God of War: Ascension was released, and we thought that it was pretty good. It marked the first time that the series featured online multiplayer, with this new addition also boasting downloadable content. And to celebrate Kratos' latest adventure's anniversary, developer Sony Santa Monica is offering the aforementioned...
News Do You Remember Devil's Third? It's Going to Be Re-Revealed This Year
Hell freezes over
It didn’t take long for legendary developer Tomonobu Itagaki to begin work on a new title following his departure from Team Ninja. The creator of the Dead or Alive franchise promptly founded Valhalla Game Studios, and set to work on a fresh franchise named Devil’s Third. That game was to be part of THQ’s lineup, but the...
Wednesday26th Mar 2014
Rumour April PlayStation Plus Content Lineup Includes Sly Cooper and PES 2014 in Europe
Mercenary Kings, Hotline Miami, and more
Sony may not have ensnared its PlayStation Plus rat after all, as Game Points Now – the source responsible for accurately leaking the
Who Would Win Wednesdays Cole MacGrath vs. Delsin Rowe
Round nine
With Who Would Win Wednesdays now in its ninth week, it goes without saying that we've pondered over some memorable tussles, and our last brawl was no different. It was a close one right until the end, but Ocelot's lead was never truly diminished as he gunned down poor old John Marston and left him to die in the dirt like a dog. Stepping...
Talking Point Are We Starting to Expect Too Much from PlayStation Plus?
More, more, more
You can have too much of a good thing. Way back in 2010 when PlayStation Plus first launched, this editor greedily gobbled up the single free PlayStation Mini that was given away as part of the premium service every month. It was a real novelty when you got a full game – a selection of SEGA Mega Drive ports fleshed out the...
News What Does Facebook's Oculus Rift Acquisition Mean for PS4's Virtual Reality Headset?
Ready player one
The best thing about this industry is its ability to surprise every single day – but even we feel like we’ve been sucked into an alternate reality this evening. In case you haven’t heard the show stopping news coming out of the United States today, Facebook has purchased Oculus Rift for an eye-watering $2 billion in cash and...
News High Profile Designer Seth Killian Has Resigned from Sony Santa Monica
Dropping like flies
Get out a pen and a mug of Horlicks – it's time to play Sony developer departure bingo. Most recently, Sony Santa Monica staffer Seth Killian has decided to jump ship, confirming the news mere weeks after the studio was ravaged with dismissals. The designer was famously involved w
Store Update 26th March 2014 (Europe)
Hat's a good one
There’s plenty to look forward to in the European PlayStation Store update today – even if Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut remains a conspicuous absentee. New arrivals include Fez, Deception IV: Blood Ties, and Invi
Store Update 25th March 2014 (North America)
Full of stars
Try not to drop your Fez while you work your way through this week’s colossal North American PlayStation Store update. In addition to Polytron’s aforementioned indie smash, there are an absolute slew of new titles due out on Sony’s systems this week. Highlights include Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Deception IV: Blood Ties,...
Video Invizimals Invades Your PS3 and Vita This Week
Look around you
You may not be aware of it, but the Invizimals franchise is huge in continental Europe. Spanish developer Novarama’s augmented reality collectathon has not only spawned five games to date, but it’s also secured sticker books, trading cards, and even an animated television show. Now platform holder Sony is aiming to give the...
News Football Manager Classic 2014 Kicks Off on 11th April on Vita
Show who's boss
No one could have predicted Manchester United’s current position in the Premier League when PlayStation Vita port Football Manager Classic 2014 was placed on the transfer list back in August last year. New gaffer David Moyes will be hoping to start a fresh save file, then, when the soccer simulation finally gets underway on 11th...
Tuesday25th Mar 2014
News PS4 Firmware Update 1.70 Will Be on Your System Soon
Not far away
With inFAMOUS: Second Son now readily available on both digital and physical store shelves, the next major release set to arrive on the PlayStation 4 is firmware update v1.70. Hastily announced last week after yet another software stability upgrade, the download promises to yank out HDCP encryption, as we
Review Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PlayStation Vita)
Han-held
Sporting a name that's almost as ridiculous as its core gameplay, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition consists of both Dynasty Warriors 8, which released on the PlayStation 3 last summer, and the Xtreme Legends expansion, which can also be purchased separately as a standalone title on Sony's ageing console. The latter...
News PS4's Free PlayStation Plus Title Is Probably Mercenary Kings in April
Gun for fire
April’s PlayStation Plus content refresh may be being kept under wraps until later in the week, but that’s not stopped the Asian PlayStation Blog from potentially revealing one of your freebies. The website’s Hong Kong arm has listed upcoming indie shooter Mercen
Review Deception IV: Blood Ties (PlayStation Vita)
Showing some skin
Did you ever watch Home Alone and ask yourself whether it’d be more entertaining with giant, bloody traps and massive buildings? Deception IV: Blood Ties is just like that, only instead of the main character being a lucky little albino kid whose parents hate him, you play as Satan’s daughter, a young woman who has a horrible...
News Pachter: PS4's Virtual Reality Headset Is a 'Really Bad Idea'
Not a fan, then
Ever the outspoken one, industry analyst Michael Pachter has chimed in with his opinion of Project Morpheus during a discussion with the prolific DualShockers – and it’s not overwhelmingly positive. While the Wedbush Securities executive admitted that the virtual reality headset itself sounds "interesting", he doesn
News Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut Still Scheduled to Soar onto PS4 This Week
What do you mech of that?
The silence of space has surrounded developer Born Ready Games over the past few days, but it seems that Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut is still set to launch this week – well, in Europe at least. While the space shooter wasn’t included in the North American PlayStation Blog’s weekly The Drop post, European scribe...
News Sony Is Thinking About a Pre-Loading Feature for Digital PS4 Games
We live in hope
The prospect of downloading retail games leaves us slightly conflicted. While it's certainly convenient to buy titles in the comfort of your living room, the mandatory marathon download sessions are slightly less appealing. Still, Sony has taken such confident strides in making the firmware update process on the PlayStation 4 so...
News PS Vita Firmware Update 3.10 Allows You to See More Than 100 Apps
At long last
Sony must have caught wind that this editor was about to write an angry article about the PlayStation Vita’s bizarre application limit, as it’s set to eradicate that annoying issue with the system’s latest firmware update today. Dubbed v3.10, the mandatory download will now allow you to display up to 500 apps on the home screen,...
Monday24th Mar 2014
Video Dark Souls II - A Gentleman's Guide to Co-Operative Etiquette
For immediate release
London, England – The Push Square Corporation, an upstanding broadcaster based in London, England, has today announced its latest programme: ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Co-Operative Etiquette’. This entertaining and informative media aims to provide viewers with a crash course on the required level of decorum expected in...
Tuesday25th Mar 2014
Guide How to Send Voice Messages on the PlayStation Vita
Vote of vocal confidence
Text is all well and good, but nothing makes a personal message quite like a recorded voice clip. While this functionality has been available on the PlayStation 4 for some time, PlayStation Vita firmware update v3.10 allows you to send your own audio messages to friends. Best yet, they can be listened to on both platforms...
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Prompts 106 Per Cent PS4 Sales Surge in UK
Power to the players
inFAMOUS: Second Son may lack the electrical superpowers of its predecessors, but that’s not stopped it from amping up the excitement surrounding the PlayStation 4. Industry publication MCV reports that sales of Sony’s next-gen system surged by 106 per cent in the UK last week, which was no doubt partially propelled by the...
News PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Not Dinged by Evolution Studios Layoffs
Project's paintwork still pristine
The confirmation of layoffs at Sony first-party outfit Evolution Studios earlier today left most racing aficionados fearing the worst for the MotorStorm creator’s inaugural PlayStation 4 outing, DriveClub. Fortunately, a spokesperson for SCEE has
News DriveClub Developer Evolution Studios Struck by Layoffs
Two other UK teams affected
We’re approaching the end of the fiscal year, which means that Sony’s still going through the process of downsizing some of its teams. Following redundancies at God of War developer Sony Santa Monica earlier in the month, the platform holder has now confirmed that there have been casualties at three of its British...
Monday24th Mar 2014
News April PlayStation Plus Content Reveal Incoming This Week
Secret Ponchos not part of the schedule
The fine folks at SCEE appear to have isolated their mole, as the next batch of PlayStation Plus content has remained under wraps for the first time this year. That means that we’re awaiting information from the official channels, and European PlayStation Blog manager Fred Dutton has revealed that details...
Guide Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes PS4 Trophy Guide & Road Map
Rinse and repeat
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a game that you’ll want to 100 per cent. With only a few hours of original content, having something to aim for will give you a little more bang for your buck. Whereas other Metal Gear games have been a time consuming to say the least, Ground Zeroes can probably be entirely completed in around...
Weirdness Did You Spot inFAMOUS: Second Son's Ringtone Easter Egg?
Thieves in time
PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son is bursting with Easter eggs, including a replica of The Legend of Zelda’s mighty Master Sword. However, while the hallowed Hyrulian rapier is reasonably well hidden, one of the game's more upfront references occurs every time that protagonist Delsin Rowe’s phone rings. You see
News UK Sales Charts: inFAMOUS: Second Son Replenishes PS4's Power
Final Fantasy proves a hit for PS Vita
Titanfall may have pushed the Xbox One above the PlayStation 4 in the UK recently, but it looks like that bump is not going to last long. New stock of Sony’s next-gen system in addition to the release of the hotly anticipated inFAMOUS: Second Son has
News Farming Simulator 14 Fertilises PlayStation Vita in June
That's a turnip for the books
Good news agricultural aficionados: Farming Simulator 14 is set to plant a place on your PlayStation Vita this June. Having spotted the handheld release on various retailer websites, we reached out to Giants Software in order to learn a little more about the latest entry in its soil obsessed series. Unlike the...
News You're Probably Eligible for a Free Download of Hotline Miami on PS4
Cross-buy saves the day
It's official, cross-buy is the absolute best thing ever conceived by humans. Need proof? Look no further than the incoming PlayStation 4 release of indie darling Hotline Miami. Publisher Devolver Digital is bringing the stylish twin-stick murder-'em-up to the shiny black box, and if you've already bought the PlayStation 3...
Feature Eight Intriguing PS4 and Vita Indie Titles to Look Forward To
The current crop
Project Morpheus may have gobbled up the headlines at this year’s Game Developers Conference, but there were still plenty of inevitable PlayStation 4 and Vita indie announcements to scoff on the leftover scraps. Rather than bombard you with individual stories, we’ve opted to compile all of the biggest reveals in one big lighter...
News Neat, Japan Is Getting a Limited Edition Retail Version of rain
Please don't go away
Did you enjoy Japan Studio's melancholy masterpiece rain, but felt that the experience was entirely too digital? Then you'll be excited to hear that the game will be getting a limited edition boxed version. The previously download-only title will also come packed with a slew of extras, including four PlayStation 3 themes and...
News Slick Skating Sim OlliOlli Flaunts Its Flick Tricks on PlayStation 4
OlliOlli is a punk
Roll7’s ace arcade skateboarding sim OlliOlli is set to grind the gears of both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 this summer, the London-based outfit has announced. Following the surprise success of the PlayStation Vita game, the company has opted to team up with Spanish studio BlitWorks to bring the tricky title to Sony’s...
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