News This Slick PS4 Controller Is for Professional Players Only
Are you good enough?
News Is Grand Theft Auto V Carjacking PS4? Rockstar Is Plotting a Next-Gen Release
Mystery title to honk its horn before April 2015
News Here's Your First Glimpse of Dragon Ball Z's PS4 Debut
What does the scouter say
News - 2014, Week 20
Sunday18th May 2014
Review The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PlayStation 4)
Spider-meh
The Batman: Arkham series of games have a lot to answer for. On the one hand, they showed how to make a truly great superhero tie-in, while on the other, they’ve inspired what feels like an endless procession of imitators that borrow heavily from its formula but fail to deliver experiences of a similar quality. Swinging onto the...
Monday19th May 2014
Review The Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 3 - In Harm's Way (PlayStation 3)
Deeper down the rabbit hole
When writing reviews, it’s always important to avoid spoilers, that way you don’t ruin the experience for future players. This is a particular conundrum that we face each time that Telltale Games releases new episodic content, as each instalment builds upon the last, making our lives a misery as we attempt to dance...
Sunday18th May 2014
Push Rewind Grand Theft Auto V PS4, Xbox One-Eighty Action, and Far Cry 4
Going through changes
With the E3 workload approaching like a runaway freight train, we were hoping for a quiet week here at Push Square towers. Sadly, while Camp PlayStation remained quite sleepy over the past seven days, Microsoft was clearly feeling restless, announcing a handful of Xbox One reversals that change the next-gen game. In addition to...
News Here's More Proof That The Walking Dead Is Coming to PS4
Dead good
Like the stench of a rotting corpse, rumours regarding a PlayStation 4 port of Telltale Games’ award winning The Walking Dead series refuse to die down. Hot on the heels of a GameStop listing in North America, British retailer Amazon.co.uk has now added a product page for the next-gen re-release, which includes a 25
News The PS4 Version of MLB 14 The Show Is the Fastest Selling Game in the Franchise
The bases are loaded
It seems that everyone wants to be taken to a ball game, as sales of annual baseball sim MLB 14 The Show on the PlayStation 4 have seen a massive boost. Impressively, the game's week one numbers are up a staggering 40 per cent compared with previous entries in the franchise. What's more, the bat-'em-up's multiplayer mode has...
News You're Going to Want This Ace Freedom Wars Collector's Set
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
Sony is desperate for its upcoming Monster Hunter-esque PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars to be a mammoth hit, and so it’s really going out of its way to provide a compelling Collector’s Edition for Japanese fans. This gigantic set – which is due out alongside the new game on 26th June – includes...
News Chug, Chug, Chug! Watch Dogs Brings College Drinking Games to PS4
Three, two, one
No sandbox is complete without a few minigames, and it seems that impending open world adventure Watch Dogs will be packed to the figurative fill line with various activities to keep you entertained. An update to the game’s IGN wiki reveals exactly what French publisher Ubisoft has in store – including chess, poker, and, er,...
Saturday17th May 2014
News PS4 Powers Perfect Eyebrows in New Batman: Arkham Knight Screenshots
Harley grooming, Batman
Gotham goth Harley Quinn has continued her curious evolution in Batman: Arkham Knight, opting for a bust enhancing corset and an unflatteringly frilly skirt. The villain – who has gone through a series of changes throughout the duration of British developer Rocksteady’s trilogy – now also sports the most perfectly...
News Minecraft: PS4 Edition Will Let You See Much More Than PS3
Like putting on a pair of glasses
Mojang’s cube cuffing blockbuster Minecraft will boast a greater draw distance on the PlayStation 4, port house 4J Studios has revealed. The next-gen iteration of the outrageously popular indie release will allow you to see much further than its PlayStation 3 counterpart, making various vistas look fuller as a...
News Free PS4 FPS PlanetSide 2 Is Sure Looking Swish on Sony's Super System
Out of this world
We’re in that weird spot before E3 where developers are eager to tease their upcoming products, but don’t want to say or show too much. Take this tweet from PlanetSide 2 executive producer Clint Worley, which includes the first ever off-screen image of Sony Online Entertainment’s free-to-play first-person shooter running on...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 27
Here comes the sun
The sun is shining, the weather is sweet – and already this editor is acting like a classic Brit by complaining about the scorching temperature outside. It’s all shorts, flip-flops, and closed curtains here at Push Square towers, as we attempt to avoid the heat and enjoy some good old-fashioned gaming time. Regardless of the...
Friday16th May 2014
News Here's Your First Glimpse of Dragon Ball Z's PS4 Debut
What does the scouter say
It was only a matter of time before a Dragon Ball Z title was announced for Sony's next-gen system, and for fans of Akira Toriyama's incredibly popular creation, today is the day that you can start gathering your spirit energy for the franchise's PlayStation 4 debut. With just a single scan from this month's V Jump...
News DriveClub's Newest PS4 Footage Looks Just About as Realistic as Games Get
Definition of the highest
The recent news that DriveClub was to stick to 30 frames-per-second may have put a bit of a dampener on the gasoline-soaked party for some, but it's hard not to think that the decision has certainly benefited the game's visuals — especially after witnessing this newest chunk of pure gameplay. Starting from the first...
News PS4 Shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall Unloads the Info on its Co-op Component
A small army
As promised earlier this week, developer Guerrilla Games has lifted the curtain on Killzone: Shadow Fall's new multiplayer game mode, and to no one's surprise, the downloadable addition has turned out to be the title's long awaited co-op component. Over on the European PlayStatio
News The New PlayStation Vita Slim Will Hit Aussie Shelves On 4th June
Slim down
The end times are here for Australian gamers. That's right, Sony's latest revision of the PlayStation Vita will be available in the Land Down Under on 4th June. The redesigned portable is significantly smaller that its older sibling, but ditches the notoriously lush OLED screen. Shipping with 1 GB of internal memory, the Aussie version...
Thursday15th May 2014
News This Slick PS4 Controller Is for Professional Players Only
Are you good enough?
There’s no doubt that the DualShock 4 is an enormous enhancement over its predecessor, but those looking for a more customisable peripheral may be tempted by the new SCUF 4PS – a custom input device designed specifically for professional players. Due out in June, the competitive controller includes precision analogue sticks...
News Microsoft: PS4 Is Outperforming Xbox One Because PS3 Didn't Satisfy Consumers
Oh, right
Sony is certainly no stranger to silly statements, with its hubris heading into the previous generation providing plenty of memes which still do the rounds today. However, it would appear that Microsoft learned nothing from the Japanese giant’s biggest blunders, as the firm is still making some wince inducing statements regarding the...
Review Sparkle 2 (PlayStation 4)
Let it shine
There’s a treasure in the world of Sparkle 2 that’s so well hidden that nobody has ever been able to find it. Some people have spent their entire lives trying to track it down, going mad in the process. Naturally, the only way of succeeding where others have failed is to match three or more coloured balls across dozens of levels –...
News The Witness May Just be the Prettiest Incoming PlayStation 4 Title
And it runs at 60fps in 1080p
Jonathan Blow has been working on PlayStation 4 title The Witness for five years now, and judging by this new batch of screenshots, it's been well worth the effort. The enticing images show off some varied locations in the stupidly pretty puzzler, and it's not hard to completely lose yourself in their beguiling char...
News Far Cry 4 Heads to the Himalayas on PS4, PS3 This November
Get mahout of here
It seems that the days of announcing titles years in advance are long gone, as Ubisoft has just confirmed that Far Cry 4 will release on 18th November in North America and 21st November in Europe. The first-person shooter – which has been rumoured in the past – will release on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and will...
Friday16th May 2014
News April NPD: PS4 Outsells Xbox One for Fourth Consecutive Month
The thirst is real
Strong sales of Xbox family semi-exclusive Titanfall did little to stop the PlayStation 4’s momentum in April, as the system registered a fourth consecutive month at the top of the hardware charts in the United States. While firm figures aren’t available at the time of typing, research firm NPD reports that the Japanese...
Thursday15th May 2014
News PS4 Shooter Tom Clancy's The Division Stockpiled Until 2015
This will prove divisive
Far Cry 4 may be making a somewhat surprise appearance on the PlayStation 4 this November, but Tom Clancy’s The Division has been placed back in the gun cabinet until next year. The open world shooter had been set to deploy this Christmas, but developer Ubisoft Massive has stressed that it will not compromise the action...
News Blast Off! PS4 Shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall Takes Flight with Jet Packs
Hig on high
Killzone: Shadow Fall may have a narrative about as engaging as an amateur sci-fi epic conceived on the back of a Starbucks napkin, but its multiplayer remains a real underrated asset. And, as promised yesterday, developer Guerrilla Games is gearing up for a big announcement regarding the online component later this week. We already know...
News Ubisoft Hangs Up Dev Duties as Watch Dogs Goes Gold on PS4
Phone a friend
Following an unexpected delay late last year, Ubisoft’s hack happy open world adventure Watch Dogs has finally gone gold. For those not up to speed with the industry lingo, this means that the title is complete, and is presumably being pressed onto Blu-ray discs as we speak. It also means that the game’s development team can...
News Ever Wondered What Duke Nukem Would Look Like as a Girl?
Not like Courtney Love
Duke Nukem maker 3D Realms may have run out of gum following the franchise’s acquisition by Borderlands creator Gearbox Software, but that’s not stopping it from teaming up with Danish developer Interceptor in order to create a new property styled out of the iconic anti-hero’s hair gel. Bombshell is a fresh PlayStation 4...
Wednesday14th May 2014
Feature Five Ways PS4 Can Keep the Lead in the Next-Gen Console Clash
War never changes
Microsoft’s latest Xbox One backtrack may have stripped the console of its original identity, but it puts the platform at price parity with the PlayStation 4 – and will once again heat up the console war. While Sony’s black behemoth has burst into the lead over the past six or so months since release, it’s done so at a much...
Thursday15th May 2014
News PlayStation Now Will Make Your Backlog Absolutely Enormous
Sony will stream hundreds of titles at launch
Sony’s super slick streaming service PlayStation Now will offer “hundreds of titles” at launch, reports IGN from a super secret pre-E3 event. Company spokesperson Todd Liss revealed the exciting tidbit in an interview with the aforementioned publication, reiterating that the Gaikai-powered...
Wednesday14th May 2014
News Flash the Cash! Sony Discounts Hundreds of PS4, PS3, and Vita Games in Europe
Don't get too excited about the next-gen selection, though
At this point, we think that it’s probably safe to say that Sony understands the value of a good old fashioned PlayStation Network sale. Realising that it has a bunch of binary code gathering dust on a server somewhere, the platform holder has now opted to hold regular discounts on a...
Soapbox For the Love of DualShocks, Quit with the Button Bashing QTEs
Tapped out
These days, few things in games frustrate me more than a blinking button on the screen. I’d never really noticed the frequency of these quick-time events in the past – an odd thing for a God of War stalwart to admit – but lately this lazy design mechanic has been causing me to lose it. I believe it was during a pre-release press...
News Sony Expects to Remain in the Red Next Year As Well
Company can't stop losing cash
Sony’s the corporate equivalent of one of those kids that drops a fiver on the floor and refuses to pick it up because that would be deemed ‘uncool’. Despite confirming an expected loss of $1.26 billion overnight, the Japanese giant has admitted that it’ll remain in the red next year as well – predicting a...
News Could PS4 Exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall Be Getting a New Multiplayer Mode?
The updates just keep coming
We've said it before, and we'll say it again, Guerrilla Games' post-release support for Killzone: Shadow Fall has been absolutely phenomenal. With a slew of free updates, and a steady stream of tweaks and upgrades, the team has been rig
Store Update 14th May 2014 (Europe)
Big hit
It’s a slightly meatier European PlayStation Store update than North America this week – even if that is primarily because we’re playing catch up in these parts. After an unexpected delay, MLB 14 The Show is now actually available on the PlayStation 4, while Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars has finally made the long journey...
Store Update 13th May 2014 (North America)
Black magic
There’s not a whole lot of girth to the latest North American PlayStation Store update – but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a big week for PlayStation Vita owners. Fans of Sony’s flagship portable format will be able to pick up both Borderlands 2 and Soul Sacrifice Delta – two tasty titles that should add a little spice to...
Who Would Win Wednesdays Edward Kenway vs. Cervantes de Leon
Round 15
We're now at the point where no week is complete without a brand new edition of Who Would Win Wednesdays. Imagining two fictional characters beating the snot out of each other never really gets old, and as long as we don't run out of PlayStation personalities to write about, we'll be more than happy to satisfy your lust for blood. Speaking...
News Among the Sleep Will Land on the PS4 with Project Morpheus Support
Through a child's eyes
In a first-person horror game where you play as a two-year-old child, Krillbite Studio's Among the Sleep has garnered a lot of coverage due to its unique premise and atmospherically-driven gameplay. It encapsulates the imaginary fears and feelings we experience as children, and is meant to make you powerless, which has you...
News Is Grand Theft Auto V Carjacking PS4? Rockstar Is Plotting a Next-Gen Release
Mystery title to honk its horn before April 2015
Grand Theft Auto V may make its debut on the PlayStation 4 imminently after all, as Take-Two has revealed that subsidiary Rockstar Games will release a “next-gen” title before the end of March 2015. While the firm failed to indicate which of its critically acclaimed franchises this outing will...
Tuesday13th May 2014
Reaction Xbox One's PS4 Impersonation Improves with Kinect Reversal
Xbox, WTF?
Microsoft successfully completed its transformation of the Xbox One into the PlayStation 4 today, announcing that the system will soon be sold without a Kinect camera included. This likely represents the last reversal in a throng of backtracks, and the decision has presumably been made in response to
News Minecraft: PS Vita Edition's First Screenshot Sure Looks Familiar
Present and correct
That sure looks like Minecraft, doesn’t it? In response to impatient fans overnight, professional port house 4J Studios has shared the first direct screenshot from the impending PlayStation Vita port of Mojang’s blockbuster – and it looks exactly like you’d expect it to. The image shows th
News Actually, Watch Dogs PS4 Won't Run at 60FPS in 1080p
Far from it
Buried in a bigger feature about hacky happy escapade Watch Dogs, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that the game will run at 30 frames-per-second in 900p – a far cry from the 60FPS in 1080p specifications that Sony originally posted on its website. While this represents a significant downgrade from that statement –
News PS4 Sequel Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Being Treated Like New IP
Time to respawn
While we’re still quite fond of the formula, there’s a very clear recipe that all Call of Duty games tend to adhere to. However, relatively new studio Sledgehammer Games promised that it would change things up with the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – and speaking as part of an interview with Game Informer magazine,...
News This 9 Minute Watch Dogs Trailer Showcases Everything the PS4 Open World Offers
Keep watching
As we've come to expect from Ubisoft, upcoming sandbox romp Watch Dogs has had its fair share of trailers. Much like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag before it, the publisher has shown off just about every feature that the title has to offer through promotional media, and this latest look at the release is no different. Lasting over...
News Oh! The Witcher 3 Will Probably Outperform Xbox One on PS4
Well, duh
Fake your very best surprised face, as it sounds like the PlayStation 4 is about to better the Xbox One in yet another format face-off. In an interview with Eurogamer.net, CD Projekt RED’s co-founder Marcin Iwinski has admitted that there’s a good chance that the upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will look and perform best on Sony’s...
News Sony Bosses Forfeit Bonuses Ahead of Billion Dollar Loss
Hip hip Hirai
There’ll be no wad in the back pocket of Sony gaffer Kaz Hirai this week, as the ex-PlayStation president – along with 40 of the organisation’s top executives – will forfeit their bonuses ahead of this week’s expected billion dollar loss. It’s believed that many of the senior employees will sacrifice a third of their annual...
News Sony's Square Enix Stock Sales Don't Spell Disaster, Says Final Fantasy Producer
Squarin' up those debts
You may recall a few weeks back that Sony sold all of its 9,520,000 shares in Square Enix. While most were quick to assume that the sale signalled some impending doom for the company, the reasons behind the move were actually much less sinister. Indeed, Final Fantasy series producer Shinji Hashimoto revealed at Comic-Con...
Monday12th May 2014
Review Cabela's Big Game Hunter Pro Hunts (PlayStation 3)
Deer balls under a buck
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter Pro Hunts is Activision’s most recent addition to its enormous catalogue of sponsored hunting games. This time, the firm’s adopted a more modern and lifelike approach to the controversial pastime, maintaining many of the aspects of a real-world hunt, but still wrapping it up in an accessible...
News Don't Panic, Sony's Already Made Plans for the Next Century of PlayStation
Wait, what?
We always knew that Sony was a forward thinking company, but this is getting ridiculous. Big wigs Andrew House and Mark Cerny will both take to the stage at this year's Develop conference to deliver a keynote on the history and future of the PlayStation brand. Titled '20 years of PlayStation, 40 years of Console Games, and 100 Years to...
Out This Week Soul Sacrifice Delta, Borderlands 2 Vita, Minecraft
Viva la vita
The bigwigs at Sony may have publicly put the PlayStation Vita out to pasture, but the misunderstood machine will play host to a couple of crackers this week. Soul Sacrifice Delta, the updated re-release of Keiji Inafune’s dark fantasy classic, will be accompanied by the long awaited portable port of Borderlands 2. Oh, and apologies...
News Sony: The Economics Don't Work for Blockbuster Vita Games
Gulp
Despite seeing a strong year-over-year improvement in Japan, the PlayStation Vita continues to find itself in a weak position overseas. The system is incredibly popular among the few that own it – culminating in an outrageous software attach rate – but it’s failed to break into the mainstream, prompting major publishers to back away and...
News This Gravity Rush Statue of Kat Is as Sweet as Ice Cream
Sugar and spice
With a sequel still supposedly on the cards, Sony hasn’t forgotten about its promising PlayStation Vita property Gravity Rush. Japanese publication Hokanko-Alt reports that two new statues of protagonist Kat are set to take to the skies this summer, each showing the contrary character in a different pose and costume. The first of...
News If You Want to Get Angry, Know That DriveClub Will Let You Pay for Cars
The end is nigh
The poor people at Evolution Studios must be near to tears at this point. While we’re big proponents of constructive criticism, the Runcorn-based developer appears to have been unfairly singled out in recent weeks. Fresh from finally attaching a release date to its PlayStation 4 exclusive racer DriveClub, the firm may have felt...
News Have You Found Sportsfriends' Two Secret Games Yet?
Buy four, get two free
With Sportsfriends' recent release, it's helped us to rediscover the love of playing games with our buddies – or maybe it's just reminded us how far we're willing to go to win. If the compilation's four games alone have failed to create a Monopoly-esque rift between you and your pals, however, know that there are two secret...
News Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition Unearths Hellish PS4 Loot on 19th August
Hell hath frozen
It feels like an eternity since Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition was announced for the PlayStation 4 during Sony’s big next-gen coming out party last year, but the title finally has a 19th August release date. Surprisingly, it will deploy on the PlayStation 3 as well as the Japanese giant’s latest device, meaning that you...
News Will PS4 Power Watch Dogs at 60FPS? Ubisoft Selects Silent
In the meantime, Sony redacts information
The saga involving Watch Dogs’ resolution and framerate on the PlayStation 4 is still ongoing, as platform holder Sony has removed text from its official website suggesting that the game will run at 60 frames-per-second in 1080p on its next-gen format. The page – which was the source of much speculation...
News UK Sales Charts: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Swings a Little Lower
Hanging loose
A lack of new releases means that this was another uneventful week for the UK sales charts, as semi-Xbox One exclusive Titanfall reclaimed its place at the summit. FIFA 14 dribbled into second on the last day of the Premier League, while former frontrunner The Amazing Spider-Man 2 wrapped itself up in third position. Elsewhere,
Tuesday13th May 2014
News Duh, No Console Is Complete Without a Match Three Puzzler
Balls of cheer
You may have purchased your PlayStation 4 for extortionate blockbusters that bankrupt development teams when you pick them up used, but everyone knows that you can’t have a console without a match three puzzler of some kind. Sony’s flagship handheld already has a couple of these, but the firm’s next-gen system is about to get...
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