News Sony Wasn't Allowed to Tell You What the PS4's Light Bar Is Really For
It's virtual reality, by the way
News Naughty Dog Struggling to Squeeze The Last of Us Remastered on a PS4 Blu-ray
Cut-scene quality character models being used
News - 2014, Week 19
Monday12th May 2014
First Impressions PS4 Puzzler MouseCraft Whiffs of Tetris, Lemmings, and Mature Cheddar
Dairy glee
Freed from the shackles of financially motivated businessmen, the indie space is awash with bonkers ideas, and Crunching Koala’s upcoming MouseCraft is no exception. The lovechild of Tetris and Lemmings, the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita titles puts you in the steampunk shoes of a crazy cat scientist – aptly named...
Sunday11th May 2014
Feature In Theory, Could Titanfall Drop a Bot on PS4?
Sizeable speculation
The advent of the so-called industry insider – forum posters who build up a reputation among online communities such as NeoGAF for spilling the beans on secret information – means that the rumour mill is harder to navigate than ever these days. It’s always been difficult to pick the real leaks from the rubbish, but the web...
News Naughty Dog May Be Graphical Wizards, But It Was Hell Getting The Last of Us on PS4
Fortunately, it wasn't for nothing
Transitioning to a new generation is never easy – and first-party powerhouse Naughty Dog has admitted that porting The Last of Us to the PlayStation 4 was Hell at first. Speaking as part of an interview with EDGE magazine, creative director Neil Druckmann explained that merely getting an image on the screen...
News Final Fantasy XIV Fans Gather in Memorial of Fallen Friend
Gone but not forgotten
Death in gaming is meaningless. When we fall at the feet of a particularly challenging boss or a cunning camper, typically we hit the restart button and try again. However, there are no such opportunities to respawn in real life, and so the passing of a popular Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn player this week prompted...
Push Rewind PS4 E3 Rumours, Outlast: Whistleblower, and Bound by Flame
Jesse hold on
We’ve gone a little review crazy here at Push Square towers, working our way through a whopping ten titles over the past seven days. Elsewhere, we tossed out some emerging rumours regarding Sony’s impending E3 2014 press conference, and also picked our Game of the Month for April. Here’s your regular roundup of everything that...
News Cel Damage HD Unleashes Mechanical Multiplayer Madness on 14th May
Not frieza damage
Sportsfriends may be taking the local multiplayer world by storm, but that doesn't mean that it's the only fighter in the ring. Finish Lines Games recently revealed in a PlayStation Blog post that Cel Damage HD, a re-mastered edition of the classic smash-'em-u
Saturday10th May 2014
Review Bound by Flame (PlayStation 4)
Dragon rage
Bound by Flame is the PlayStation 4's first foray into the magical land of fantasy role-playing games. Over the last few months leading up to release, developer Spiders has thrown numerous trailers and screenshots online, and although you can never judge a finished product from its media, it's worth pointing out that this particular...
Rumour PS4's Power Will Slide to Unlock 60FPS in Watch Dogs
Phoning for frames
Sony’s certainly not beating around the bush with its official PlayStation.com profile page for Watch Dogs on the PlayStation 4. Realising that its system has a serious visual advantage over other machines on the market, the platform holder has proudly boasted that Ubisoft’s hack happy escapade will feature “the best...
Talking Point Why Sony's Right to Retain the Franchises It Funds
Crash course
Insomniac Games announced its soda-based sandbox excursion Sunset Overdrive to an explosion of goodwill this week. The colourful Xbox One exclusive harks back to the Dreamcast era, boasting oversaturated skylines and some decidedly SEGA gameplay mechanics. Sporting a system that sees your firepower increase as you combo tricks, it looks...
News Bombs Incoming! Sony's E3 Press Conference Will Be Held on 9th June
Greatness awaits
Batten down the hatches, fire up the rumour mill, and prepare your bodies, as Sony's finally laid out its plans for E3 2014. That's right, the Japanese giant has announced that its pre-conference presser will be taking place on Monday, 9th June at 18:00PM PT (21:00PM ET/02:00AM BST) in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. There...
News Atelier Rorona Plus Launches on PS3 and Vita Next Month
More than a pretty face
Tecmo Koei's Atelier series is set to return with the final re-release of the PlayStation 3's Arland trilogy. Following the PlayStation Vita editions of Atelier Totori and Atelier Meruru – which were similar to their PlayStation 3 counterparts bar a few minor differences – the first part of the saga has now received a...
Friday9th May 2014
News Sony Wasn't Allowed to Tell You What the PS4's Light Bar Is Really For
It's virtual reality, by the way
To date, the PlayStation 4 controller’s light bar has caused two accidental marriage proposals, a minor earthquake, and aliens to avoid contact with Earth. Granted, we read all of this on the Daily Mail’s website, but it hopefully illustrates the serious issues that the DualShock 4’s illuminated surface has...
Review Pure Chess (PlayStation 4)
Rookies welcome
Way back in 2012, UK developer VooFoo Studios converted the mighty game of chess to the PlayStation 3 and Vita. Despite looking the part, however, Pure Chess was hindered by its limited multiplayer options. Now, the Hustle Kings developer has returned for a second round, wielding the power of the PlayStation 4 in the process. Has it...
News Strip-'Em-Up Akiba's Trip Will Ship on an 8GB PS Vita Card [Updated]
And will feature more men
If there’s one unspoken issue consistent across virtually all PlayStation Vita ports, it’s that the audio is often horribly compressed. It’s a problem that we pointed out in our recent review of The Sly Trilogy, which is a pixel perfect conversion of Sanzaru Games’ platforming compilation from a visual perspective...
News Sony Reverses 'Inappropriate' DriveClub PS Plus Edition Terms
For the players
Sony hasn’t really put a foot wrong over the past year or so, but it did make a bit of a blunder with PlayStation Plus freebie DriveClub earlier in the week. For those out of the loop, it confirmed that while you’ll be able to tune up your complimentary copy of the PlayStation 4 exclusive for a
News VizionEck Is PS4's Strangest First-Person Shooter Yet
Block buster
There have been some wacky releases on the PlayStation 4 over the past six months, but VizionEck may just be the strangest of them all. Developed by, er, VizionEck, the bonkers first-person shooter sees you assume the role of a black-and-white block named a ranger. This cube starts out brightly coloured, but begins to fade into the...
News Marvel at DriveClub's Delicious Dynamic Lighting in Fresh Gameplay Footage
Day to night
It’s the hook that's hard to communicate, but these brand new DriveClub gameplay videos do a decent job of demonstrating the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive’s dynamic lighting engine. The first clip shows a race taking place at midnight through until sunrise, while the second runs from dusk until dark. Depending on how you set it...
News Watch Dogs Adds a Diverse Roster of Personalities to Your Speed Dial
Siri, call Clara
Watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Pearce may have a smartphone so, er, smart that it can simulate human company, but you still can’t beat the real thing. As such, the hatted hero will have a slew of real-life accomplices in Ubisoft’s upcoming open world adventure, each stemming from a different walk of life. Clara Lille, for...
News PS4's PlanetSide 2 Port Will Be Playable at E3 Next Month
Progress is being made
Watch Dogs and DriveClub weren’t the only games pushed out of the PlayStation 4’s launch window, as Sony Online Entertainment previously promised that PC shooter PlanetSide 2 would deploy in time for the next-gen device’s release. That never panned out, but speaking as part of a
Video Watch As We Recap April's Best PlayStation Games
Sea what you did there
Regular readers will recall that this dulcet toned editor was promised an all expenses paid trip to WrestleMania last month – a reward for lending a very capable larynx to the Push Square cause. Alas, no such tickets arrived, causing another minor melodrama in the office that resulted in not one but two glasses of spilt...
News Borderlands 2 Will Take Aim at the Vita on 28th May in Europe
Loot scootin' baby
If you've been holding your breath in anticipation of the release of Borderlands 2 on the PlayStation Vita, we're glad to inform you that the popular shooter has now been given a firm release date. That's right, you can now safely start scrounging together some loot to purchase the title on 28th May in Europe. But first, you...
News Join the Real Battlefield in Valiant Hearts: The Great War This June
Who lost the rose tinted glasses?
War is glorified in video games these days, where we are encouraged to slaughter our opponents as quickly as possible in order to nab a free nuke with which to punish any survivors. In Ubisoft's Valiant Hearts: The Great War, however, you'll witness the stories of normal citizens, who are dragged onto the front...
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Thursday8th May 2014
News Naughty Dog Struggling to Squeeze The Last of Us Remastered on a PS4 Blu-ray
Cut-scene quality character models being used
While it may not have been developed for the PlayStation 4 first and foremost, Naughty Dog is packing so many improvements into The Last of Us Remastered that it’s currently struggling to squeeze the game onto a single Blu-ray disc. Speaking with EDGE magazine, creative director Neil Druckmann...
Feature Why Sony's 'Leaked' PS4 Press Conference Is Pure Fan Fiction
Plugging the pipe
While the majority of our time at Push Square towers is spent trying to think up cringeworthy puns, we also waste a great deal of our day sifting through rumours. Whether they’re sent to us via email, Twitter, or posted on the forums, there’s never any shortage of speculation to work through. Sometimes we post these articles,...
Review Sportsfriends (PlayStation 4)
Couch joustice
Everybody knows that the two absolute worst things about outside sports are being forced to leave the house and actually having to exert energy. That’s where Sportsfriends comes in. Forget about wet weekends on muddy football fields, and think about trashing your BFFs in a fine game of Johann Sebastian Joust instead. With four games...
News Risen 3: Titan Lords Looks an Awful Lot Like Dark Souls
Releasing on PS3 in August
If you're looking for something to play on the PlayStation 3, and Murdered: Soul Suspect isn't doing anything for you, perhaps Risen 3: Titan Lords will fill that role. Developer Piranha Bytes has recently released a new trailer for the title, along with the news that it'll be launching on 12th August in North America and...
News PS4's First Japanese RPG Will See You Fight Evil by Dancing to Catchy Songs
Girl power
One of the bigger criticisms pointed at the PlayStation 4 right now is that its library largely consists of Western developed games. While there are some strong titles in its roster – including inFAMOUS: Second Son and Resogun – it’d be nice to see a few titles making the journey from overseas. Thankfully, Tokyo-based outfit Compile...
News Dive into London Studio's The Deep Virtual Reality Demo for PS4
Under the sea
As its name indicates, Project Morpheus is very much in a prototype phase right now. The virtual reality headset – which was announced at the Game Developers Conference earlier in the year – doesn’t currently have an official release timeline attached to it, and as such, is not expected to deploy until at least 2015...
Rumour Elder Scrolls Online for PS4 May Be Suffering a Six Month Delay
By the Nine
In slightly troubling news, a recent addition to The Elder Scrolls Online's FAQ page suggested that the MMO's release on the PlayStation 4 would be delayed by six months. Once spotted, the offending answer was quickly removed; however, some crafty Reddit users managed to take a screenshot of the page, and have revealed its contents to...
News Techland Dims PS4 Free Runner Dying Light Until February 2015
Lights out
We’re approaching that time of the year where games start getting delayed, and following in the footsteps of The Elder Scrolls Online, Polish developer Techland has confirmed that PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 parkour-‘em-up Dying Light will now not deploy until February 2015. The title was originally due out this summer, so...
Wednesday7th May 2014
News Could the Latest God Eater 2 Patch Make a Western Release Plausible?
Best played with friends
While most games can travel West without being lost in translation, others can lose some of their innate charm. God Eater 2, which released last year in Japan for the PlayStation Vita, is one such game that's suffering from similar cultural setbacks as its predecessor. Equipped with a quick and easy local multiplayer mode...
Review SoulCalibur: Lost Swords (PlayStation 3)
En garbage
Forget about missing blades, we suspect that the folks at Bandai Namco may have misplaced their minds while developing SoulCalibur: Lost Swords. This wretched free-to-play fighter serves up the gaming equivalent of seppuku, except the ancient Japanese suicidal rite isn’t riddled with obnoxious loading times, and thus is preferable to...
Review Demon Gaze (PlayStation Vita)
Should have gone to Specsavers
When Demon Gaze first burst onto the scene in Japan last January, it sold 25,316 physical copies in its first week alone, outselling Compile Hearts' Monster Monpiece which launched on the same day. Subsequently, PlayStation Vita owners outside of Japan rejoiced as Kadokawa Games’ dungeon crawling success story was...
Store Update 7th May 2014 (Europe)
Flamin' heck
Coming up with interesting introductions to these PlayStation Store updates becomes a challenge after a while, so we’re just going to dive straight into this European refresh and hope that no one notices the distinct lack of effort. At least the platform holder’s put a little more thought into its digital plaza’s latest publish,...
News You'll Totally Be Able to Upgrade DriveClub PS Plus Edition for a Discount
But there's a catch
The day wouldn’t be complete without a spot of controversy to send social network tyrants into a 140 character fury, and Sony has certainly offered that up on a silver platter this evening. Fresh from the backlash pertaining to DriveClub’s less than ideal framerate, the format holder has now outlined the exclusive racer’s...
News EA to Bring New Titanfall Experiences to Players Worldwide
Could the publisher drop a titan on PS4?
Speaking as part of a largely uneventful investors meeting – seriously, who knew that big numbers could be so darn uninteresting? – EA Games gaffer Andrew Wilson reiterated that the publisher has renewed its contract with Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment, and is planning to release new entries in...
News This May Not Be a Sequel to The Last of Us, But We Still Love the Art
Strikes a chord
The Last of Us concept artist Marek Okon caused a minor online furore over the weekend when he teased an image of an older Ellie, leading many to believe that a sequel could be on the cards. The skilled sketcher later clarified that he’d picked up his paintbrush for personal reasons, and he’s since
Who Would Win Wednesdays Jacket vs. Trevor Philips
Round 14
We're going into dangerous and bloody territory for this week's edition of Who Would Win Wednesdays, as two seedy criminals fight for the right to boast about their combat prowess. Last week's match between an older man with crazy hair and a teenager with a suspiciously normal 'cut ended with a win for Heihachi Mishima, but will experience...
News EA Is Going to Show Off Six New Games at E3
EAsy money
Everyone's favourite publisher EA plans on showing off six new games at this year's E3, the ever-knowledgeable Geoff Keighly has revealed on Twitter. The Spike TV star also promises that EA's one hour press conference will have full coverage when it begins at 12PM PST on 9th June. Of course, speculation has already begun at the Push...
News This Analyst Thinks the PS4 Will Sell 51 Million Units by 2016
Fatality
There’s no doubt that the PlayStation 4 is doing very well for itself, selling over seven million units at last count, and likely working its way towards another major milestone as we type. However, writing as part of its latest console forecast, the International Data Corporation predicts that even better times await the Japanese...
Store Update 6th May 2014 (North America)
Strike a light
MLB 14 The Show is the main addition to the North American PlayStation Store this week, promising to hit a homerun for the first time on Sony’s next-gen format. Despite launching on the PlayStation 3 and Vita earlier in the year, this PlayStation 4 version promises visuals so pretty that you’ll struggle to keep your eye on the...
News Historical Figures Duke it Out in Eiyuu Senki - The World Conquest
Cat fight
The indie scene on Sony's consoles is flourishing, with more unique and interesting games being added every week – but the same can't be said for titles made by Japan's smaller development teams. We could, however, be seeing the arrival of more bizarre releases in the future, following the announcement of Eiyuu Senki - The World Conquest...
Tuesday6th May 2014
Review Outlast: Whistleblower (PlayStation 4)
Shhh
Red Barrels’ excellent Outlast was one of the earlier PlayStation 4 indie releases, deploying at the start of the year to critical acclaim from many corners of the enthusiast press. Plotting a return to the survival horror format of old, the core campaign served up a tense survival horror affair that found you using a video camera to not only...
Review Titan Attacks (PlayStation 4)
Attack on Titan
When it hit arcades, Space Invaders revolutionised video games, making what was viewed by many as a novelty into a global industry. At that same time, it also provided inspiration for a legion of today’s game developers, and this influence is abundantly clear in Titan Attacks from British developer Puppygames. Coming to the...
Review No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either! (PlayStation Vita)
Not badman
The world of free-to-play gaming may be fraught with peril, but that doesn’t mean that there’s absolutely no fun to be had. Retro inspired puzzler No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either! represents yet another foray into this potentially deadly minefield by Sony. But is its classic gameplay enough to elevate it above the competition, or...
News Destiny's Beta Touches Down on PS4 and PS3 in July
Lift off
Grab your space gear, because Destiny's long awaited beta will be hitting Sony platforms in just a couple of months. Expected to launch in July, PlayStation players will gain access before anyone else. The time frame was confirmed during publisher Activision's first quarter conference call, and while we're still left guessing as to what...
News How Much Money Is Being Spent on PS4 Shooter Destiny?
So much it's scary
Bungie better pray to the gaming gods that first-person shooter Destiny generates a more favourable reaction than its recent seven minute gameplay trailer, because publisher Activision is investing – wait for this – $500 million into ensuring that the property is a success. That’s more money than company gaffer Bobby Kotick...
News By Zeus' Beard! God of War Collection Goes Cross-Buy on Vita
Fit for a God
You’ll be able to put your PlayStation Vita’s face buttons through their paces this week, as the God of War Collection is set to storm Olympus later today in North America and tomorrow in Europe. Boasting both the first and second games in Sony Santa Monica’s iconic Greek God slaying series, the title will also be fully cross-buy...
News Need for Speed Spends Some Time in the Garage as Series Skips 2014
Out of the race
Those looking for some fast and furious fun may have to make do with this year’s Need for Speed movie, as EA Games has announced that it’s put the brakes on the brand until 2015. Despite being an annual fixture in the firm’s lineup for as long as we can remember, there’ll be no new instalment this year, as Swedish developer...
News Believe It or Not, People Are Actually Joining Naughty Dog
Much wow
In perhaps the most over publicised instance of employee rotation, Naughty Dog has been painted as a doomed developer over the past few months. However, for every high-profile departure
News Killzone: Shadow Fall Is the Multiplayer Shooter That Just Keeps on Giving
More free maps on the way
While Killzone: Shadow Fall's online component may not have the largest following in the world, developer Guerrilla Games has remained admirably faithful to the PlayStation 4 exclusive's multiplayer mode. Indeed, the Amsterdam-based studio has released a slew of free maps, as well as a constant stream of updates to the...
News UK Sales Charts: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Swings to the Summit
Save this city
Not even our astute spider sense could predict that Activision’s movie tie-in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 would swing straight to the top of the UK sales charts, but that’s exactly what it’s done. Aspiring journalist Peter Parker’s alter-ego wrapped a web right around former frontrunner Titanfall, proving that you don’t need to...
Game of the Month April 2014 - Child of Light
Out of the dark
April may not have equalled March's onslaught of great games, but it still managed to play host to a number of smaller titles that ended up occupying large chunks of our time. Enjoyable downloadable releases were aplenty, with the likes of Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Trials Fusion, and Child of Light all vying for Push Square's coveted...
Push Rewind Child of Light, Call of Duty, and Project Beast
Feeling hella good
Similarly to a No Doubt bassline, this week’s PlayStation coverage has left us bobbing our heads like the Churchill Dog. Yes, we’re a little late with this latest edition of Push Rewind, but cut us some slack – today was a public holiday in the UK, after all. Still, with stories spanning new PlayStati
Monday5th May 2014
News Does Dimming the PS4 Controller's Light Bar Increase Its Battery Life?
Fingers crossed
The DualShock 4 is generally regarded to be a pretty nifty piece of tech. However, some have voiced concerns that the controller's persistently operational light bar may be affecting its battery life. Luckily, a recent firmware update allows you to
Review Muramasa Rebirth (PlayStation Vita)
Radiant revival
While most widely known as the family-friendly home console featuring a myriad collection of party games and fitness titles, the Nintendo Wii was also home to some of last generation’s better adult-oriented forays. Many of these titles got swept under the rug due to poor sales and a missing target audience, but some received much...
Review Starlight Inception (PlayStation Vita)
Failure to launch
The space combat genre seems to be making something of a comeback lately, with releases like Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut lighting up the dark corners of space. As such, it’s only right that the PlayStation Vita should get its own spaceship game, and Starlight Inception by Escape Hatch Entertainment is a Kickstarter project...
News Gaikai? No, PlayStation Now Is Powered by Black Magic
Seriously, this is impressive
Sony’s done a great job of keeping the PlayStation Now beta under wraps, but videos of the user experience were always going to leak eventually – and this latest clip has made us ponder why the platform holder’s seemingly so eager to keep things secret. It shows a rebellious user faffing about with the streaming...
News Minecraft Maker Makes PS4 and Vita Versions a Top Priority
Sweet new textures coming to PS3
We already know that Minecraft’s basic building blocks are in place on the PlayStation 4 and Vita, after port house 4J Studios posted a picture of both versions of the game in action. However, the UK-based outfit – which works in conjunction with creator Mojang to convert the indie smash to consoles – has since...
News Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Rolls Out from 24th June
Autobots, start your engines
Activision’s curious Transformers cross Bayformers mash-up Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is set to start an intergalactic war on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 from 24th June in North America and 27th June in Europe. In an effort to appease old-school fans and younger players, the weighty robotic...
News PS2 Classic Amplitude Could Be Making a Comeback on PS4
You need to fund it first, though
While the likes of Rock Band Blitz and Rock Band Unplugged have offered permutations on the Amplitude formula, the original Harmonix developed PlayStation 2 exclusive remains the very best version of the controller-based rhythm format. Fortunately, the franchise could be making a comeback on the PlayStation 4 and...
News Reclaim Familiar Strongholds in The Last of Us' New Multiplayer DLC
Fight for your right to hoard glass bottles
That image of an older Ellie may not belong to The Last of Us sequel that you crave, but you will be able to work your way through some new content pertaining to the popular PlayStation 3 exclusive this week. As previously announced, developer Naughty Dog is playing fetch with a bunch of post-release...
News You'll Be Able to Earn Transferable Loot in Tales from the Borderlands
Please let it be legendary
We've been teased and tormented with sneak peeks at Telltale Games' latest episodic adventure Tales from the Borderlands, which is set in the world of Pandora after the events of Borderlands 2. Now, over on the PlayStation Blog, not only have the first
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